Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill
Monday, 25 November 2013
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I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New clause 2—Licence compliance, ...
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New clause 1 seeks to allow online as well as offline gambling in casinos. In other words, it see...
I would not accuse the hon. Gentleman of advertising for one moment. It is always of great intere...
Thank you, Mr Speaker. For a moment, I feared that I was getting my knickers in a twist.
My...
Given that the Government have told us that the Bill’s whole rationale is to protect gamblers, ca...
In an ideal world, I would hope that the Government supported new clause 1, or tabled a suitable ...
I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for tabling the new clause. Does he agree that making online ...
I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman, who makes his point eloquently. That arrangement ...
We have tried to avoid complexity in the Bill because there is the prospect that it might be chal...
I agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is disappointing that more has not been taken on from the pre...
My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. I hope that the Minister listens to it sympathetically....
My hon. Friend draws a strong parallel and teases out the point that if something is done in the ...
I will speak in support of new clause 1 and other new clauses in the group. I refer colleagues to...
As ever, it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford South (Mr Sutcliffe) who, as peo...
Before the hon. Gentleman goes on to being under-generous to the shadow Minister, does he agree t...
I agree with the hon. Gentleman; he is absolutely right and I am sure we all look forward to the ...
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way on that point. Clause 5 provides that
“Secti...
My hon. Friend is right and if the Minister felt it necessary, she would be able to do that. The ...
The hon. Gentleman is quite right that this would provide statutory underpinning. One of the diff...
I take his point and, as Minister, he basically got the gambling companies to agree to the volunt...
Does my hon. Friend agree that the percentage of gamblers who could be called “problem gamblers” ...
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The proportion of gamblers who are problem gamblers is 0.9 pe...
I am with the hon. Gentleman most of the way, but part of the problem is that the sports are not ...
I never like disagreeing with the hon. Gentleman, not least because he is a constituent of mine a...
Will the hon. Gentleman go through what he believes the legal impediments are? If he is referring...
As the hon. Gentleman knows, I am no lawyer and no legal expert. I am regurgitating the Governmen...
May I suggest to my hon. Friend—who is making a characteristically powerful speech—that it is a q...
I agree with my hon. Friend, and I take it from what he has said that he agrees with my amendment...
The hon. Gentleman said that the report need not be in written form, but the amendment says:
<...I think that the hon. Gentleman misheard me. I actually said that the report need not be oral, an...
Does the hon. Gentleman think it advisable for the Gambling Commission to give us an annual runni...
I am not entirely sure whether an annual report constitutes a “running commentary”, but if it doe...
I am very pleased to have an opportunity to speak about new clause 14, and, indeed, about the oth...
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate and would like to make some brief point...
I do not have the same degree of hands-on experience of the gambling industry as some hon. Member...
I echo what the hon. Gentleman is saying. In that spirit, does he agree that we should take this ...
I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, and I have some sympathy with his argument. There might ...
Notwithstanding the views of the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), the new clauses and ame...
Has my hon. Friend had a chance to read the briefing from the National Casino Industry Forum? It ...
I have seen that document. I agree with my hon. Friend: the UK gambling industry is highly regula...
If these sites are illegal and, as is probable, in some far-flung part of the world, what would p...
It would have to be policed, would it not? Like anything else that is happening on the internet, ...
I agree with the point my hon. Friend is making, and nobody would want to underestimate the issue...
My hon. Friend is right about that. Of course, a significant duty is levied on alcohol and tobacc...
I thank Members for a highly stimulating debate on a wide range of issues including casinos, enfo...
I understand the point the Minister makes; it is quite proper that she speaks to the industry, bu...
That is a fair question that I am just about to come on to. I know that the hon. Gentleman wants ...
Will the Minister give way?
I want to make some progress; I have too much to get through. When I have made some progress, I w...
I want to clarify what the Minister has just said about the FCA and what is being confirmed. She ...
No, I did not say that at all. In evidence given in Committee, the FCA clearly said that it would...
I understand the Minister’s point, but is she satisfied that, regardless of the quality of the st...
My hon. Friend makes a good point, but I must tell him that I am absolutely satisfied that the Ga...
I am grateful to the Minister, who is being very generous in giving way as I know she has a lot t...
I have made it clear that the industry has made various commitments, and I want it to get on with...
There is agreement among Members on both sides of the House about this, and many Government Back ...
I think I have made it clear to the shadow Minister that I am happy to look at this; I will consu...
While I am clearly disappointed that new clause 1 was not accepted, we have had an interesting de...
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
I begin by thanking all those from...
In spite of all the amendments that we tabled, we welcome the Bill, as far as it goes. It brings ...
I, too, rise to support the Bill, although not necessarily for the reasons it was introduced. The...
My hon. Friend makes a fair point. Does he accept that one way to avoid the needless spread of bu...
I very much agree with my hon. Friend. He gets to the nub of my concern about the Bill, which is ...
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies). We disagree on some thing...
I thank the Minister for her response. Although we did not get the response we wanted, as the Min...
Order. The debate is on Third Reading, not the clauses.
I understand that, Mr Deputy Speaker—
Order. It is not about understanding it; the point is that you have to talk about it. I am not to...
I stand corrected, Mr Deputy Speaker. I understand it very well and I will now get it right.
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