HC Deb 30 June 2003 vol 408 cc32-3W
Mr. Greg Knight

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what organisations and individuals she has consulted in respect of the Government's proposed changes to the gaming laws. [R] [122569]

Mr. Caborn

When we published the report of the Gambling Review Body in July 2001, we invited public comments on its proposals. We received many responses and took them all into account when preparing our response to the report, which we published in March 2002 as Cm 5397. Appendix E to Cm 5397 lists all those who participated in the consultation. Since then we have regularly consulted the main stakeholders, including gambling industry bodies, local authorities, law enforcement bodies, churches and bodies concerned with the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.