| Heading: |
Prisoners: Gambling |
| Question ID: |
1818725 |
| UIN: |
64410 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-02 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1593 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Sammy Wilson
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| Asking Member handle: |
eastantrimmp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@eastantrimmp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of gambling among the prison population; and what steps she is taking to help tackle gambling-related issues in prisons. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4849 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Alex Davies-Jones
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| Answering Member handle: |
AlexDaviesJones
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@AlexDaviesJones
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| Answer text: |
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) co-commissioned, and subsequently published, an independent report to help inform our understanding of the prevalence of gambling harms among those in prison and on probation in the community. The report ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |