§ 14. Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what measures her Department will put in place to limit the proliferation of gaming in the planned liberalisation of casinos. [137036]
§ Tessa JowellLiberalisation of casinos must be controlled and balanced. We consulted about our proposals in August. We see real possibilities of using large resort casinos to secure regeneration benefits, but we do not want to see the proliferation of small casinos.
The consultation ended recently. We are considering the responses.