§ Lord Allen of Abbeydaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps are being taken to strengthen the inspectorate of the Gaming Board to take account of the proposed substantial increase in the number of casinos.
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)We are currently considering representations which have been made to increase the number of permitted areas for casinos, and hope to make our intentions clear shortly. We will need to address the resource implications before any new areas are introduced.