HC Deb 27 November 2001 vol 375 c793W
Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many responses the Government have received to Recommendation 43 of the gambling review report; of these, how many(a) supported, (b) opposed and (c) were neutral. [18072]

Mr. Caborn

Seventy submissions commented specifically on this recommendation. Sixteen expressed varying degrees of support; and 54 varying degrees of opposition.

Mr. Bellingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what assessment the Government have made of the compatability of Recommendation 43 of the Gambling Review report with the Human Rights Act 1998; [18083]

(2) what estimates the Government have made of the impact on employment if all local authorities used their powers under Recommendation 43 of the Gambling Review report to ban all types of gambling in their locality; [18074]

(3) what estimate the Government have made of the impact on levels of illegal gambling activity of local authorities using their powers under recommendation 43 of the Gambling Review report to ban all types of gambling in their locality. [17960]

Mr. Caborn

We have not yet completed our assessment of the impact of this recommendation.