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Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill

Debate on bills on Tuesday, 26 November 2013, in the House of Commons.
Report stage. New clause 11, negatived on division (213 to 271). New clause 14, negatived on division (223 to 283). Third reading. Agreed to on question. Bill passed.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
571 cc163-209 
Session
2013-14
Legislative stage
Third reading and Report stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill 2013-14
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Bills
House of Commons
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill Committee stage report
Monday, 25 November 2013
Research briefings
Proceeding contributions
James Duddridge | 571 c164 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

John Bercow | 571 cc164-7 (Link to this contribution)

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

New clause 2—Licence compliance, ...


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James Duddridge | 571 c167 (Link to this contribution)

New clause 1 seeks to allow online as well as offline gambling in casinos. In other words, it see...

John Bercow | 571 c168 (Link to this contribution)

I would not accuse the hon. Gentleman of advertising for one moment. It is always of great intere...

James Duddridge | 571 c168 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. For a moment, I feared that I was getting my knickers in a twist.

My...

David Nuttall | 571 c168 (Link to this contribution)

Given that the Government have told us that the Bill’s whole rationale is to protect gamblers, ca...

James Duddridge | 571 cc168-9 (Link to this contribution)

In an ideal world, I would hope that the Government supported new clause 1, or tabled a suitable ...

John Leech | 571 c169 (Link to this contribution)

I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for tabling the new clause. Does he agree that making online ...

James Duddridge | 571 c169 (Link to this contribution)

I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman, who makes his point eloquently. That arrangement ...

Paul Farrelly | 571 c169 (Link to this contribution)

We have tried to avoid complexity in the Bill because there is the prospect that it might be chal...

James Duddridge | 571 c169 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with the hon. Gentleman. It is disappointing that more has not been taken on from the pre...

Robert Neill | 571 c169 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. I hope that the Minister listens to it sympathetically....

James Duddridge | 571 c170 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend draws a strong parallel and teases out the point that if something is done in the ...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 cc170-2 (Link to this contribution)

I will speak in support of new clause 1 and other new clauses in the group. I refer colleagues to...

Philip Davies | 571 cc172-3 (Link to this contribution)

As ever, it is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford South (Mr Sutcliffe) who, as peo...

Paul Farrelly | 571 c173 (Link to this contribution)

Before the hon. Gentleman goes on to being under-generous to the shadow Minister, does he agree t...

Philip Davies | 571 c173 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with the hon. Gentleman; he is absolutely right and I am sure we all look forward to the ...

David Nuttall | 571 c173 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way on that point. Clause 5 provides that

“Secti...

Philip Davies | 571 cc173-4 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right and if the Minister felt it necessary, she would be able to do that. The ...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c174 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman is quite right that this would provide statutory underpinning. One of the diff...

Philip Davies | 571 c174 (Link to this contribution)

I take his point and, as Minister, he basically got the gambling companies to agree to the volunt...

Angela Watkinson | 571 c175 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that the percentage of gamblers who could be called “problem gamblers” ...

Philip Davies | 571 c175 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The proportion of gamblers who are problem gamblers is 0.9 pe...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c175 (Link to this contribution)

I am with the hon. Gentleman most of the way, but part of the problem is that the sports are not ...

Philip Davies | 571 cc176-7 (Link to this contribution)

I never like disagreeing with the hon. Gentleman, not least because he is a constituent of mine a...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c177 (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman go through what he believes the legal impediments are? If he is referring...

Philip Davies | 571 cc177-8 (Link to this contribution)

As the hon. Gentleman knows, I am no lawyer and no legal expert. I am regurgitating the Governmen...

Justin Tomlinson | 571 c179 (Link to this contribution)

May I suggest to my hon. Friend—who is making a characteristically powerful speech—that it is a q...

Philip Davies | 571 c179 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with my hon. Friend, and I take it from what he has said that he agrees with my amendment...

Paul Farrelly | 571 c179 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman said that the report need not be in written form, but the amendment says:

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Philip Davies | 571 c179 (Link to this contribution)

I think that the hon. Gentleman misheard me. I actually said that the report need not be oral, an...

Paul Farrelly | 571 c179 (Link to this contribution)

Does the hon. Gentleman think it advisable for the Gambling Commission to give us an annual runni...

Philip Davies | 571 cc179-180 (Link to this contribution)

I am not entirely sure whether an annual report constitutes a “running commentary”, but if it doe...

Jim Shannon | 571 cc180-3 (Link to this contribution)

I am very pleased to have an opportunity to speak about new clause 14, and, indeed, about the oth...

John Leech | 571 cc182-4 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate and would like to make some brief point...

Robert Neill | 571 cc184-5 (Link to this contribution)

I do not have the same degree of hands-on experience of the gambling industry as some hon. Member...

Clive Efford | 571 c185 (Link to this contribution)

I echo what the hon. Gentleman is saying. In that spirit, does he agree that we should take this ...

Robert Neill | 571 cc185-6 (Link to this contribution)

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, and I have some sympathy with his argument. There might ...

Clive Efford | 571 c186 (Link to this contribution)

Notwithstanding the views of the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies), the new clauses and ame...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c186 (Link to this contribution)

Has my hon. Friend had a chance to read the briefing from the National Casino Industry Forum? It ...

Clive Efford | 571 cc186-8 (Link to this contribution)

I have seen that document. I agree with my hon. Friend: the UK gambling industry is highly regula...

Philip Davies | 571 c188 (Link to this contribution)

If these sites are illegal and, as is probable, in some far-flung part of the world, what would p...

Clive Efford | 571 c188 (Link to this contribution)

It would have to be policed, would it not? Like anything else that is happening on the internet, ...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c188 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with the point my hon. Friend is making, and nobody would want to underestimate the issue...

Clive Efford | 571 cc188-190 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is right about that. Of course, a significant duty is levied on alcohol and tobacc...

Helen Grant | 571 c190 (Link to this contribution)

I thank Members for a highly stimulating debate on a wide range of issues including casinos, enfo...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 c190 (Link to this contribution)

I understand the point the Minister makes; it is quite proper that she speaks to the industry, bu...

Helen Grant | 571 c191 (Link to this contribution)

That is a fair question that I am just about to come on to. I know that the hon. Gentleman wants ...

Helen Grant | 571 cc191-2 (Link to this contribution)

I want to make some progress; I have too much to get through. When I have made some progress, I w...

Clive Efford | 571 c192 (Link to this contribution)

I want to clarify what the Minister has just said about the FCA and what is being confirmed. She ...

Helen Grant | 571 cc192-3 (Link to this contribution)

No, I did not say that at all. In evidence given in Committee, the FCA clearly said that it would...

Robert Neill | 571 c193 (Link to this contribution)

I understand the Minister’s point, but is she satisfied that, regardless of the quality of the st...

Helen Grant | 571 cc193-4 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes a good point, but I must tell him that I am absolutely satisfied that the Ga...

Clive Efford | 571 c194 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the Minister, who is being very generous in giving way as I know she has a lot t...

Helen Grant | 571 cc194-5 (Link to this contribution)

I have made it clear that the industry has made various commitments, and I want it to get on with...

Clive Efford | 571 c195 (Link to this contribution)

There is agreement among Members on both sides of the House about this, and many Government Back ...

Helen Grant | 571 cc195-6 (Link to this contribution)

I think I have made it clear to the shadow Minister that I am happy to look at this; I will consu...

James Duddridge | 571 c196 (Link to this contribution)

While I am clearly disappointed that new clause 1 was not accepted, we have had an interesting de...

Helen Grant | 571 cc196-205 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I begin by thanking all those from...

Clive Efford | 571 c205 (Link to this contribution)

In spite of all the amendments that we tabled, we welcome the Bill, as far as it goes. It brings ...

Philip Davies | 571 cc205-6 (Link to this contribution)

I, too, rise to support the Bill, although not necessarily for the reasons it was introduced. The...

Robert Neill | 571 c206 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes a fair point. Does he accept that one way to avoid the needless spread of bu...

Philip Davies | 571 cc206-7 (Link to this contribution)

I very much agree with my hon. Friend. He gets to the nub of my concern about the Bill, which is ...

Gerry Sutcliffe | 571 cc207-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Shipley (Philip Davies). We disagree on some thing...

Jim Shannon | 571 c208 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for her response. Although we did not get the response we wanted, as the Min...

Lindsay Hoyle | 571 c208 (Link to this contribution)

Order. The debate is on Third Reading, not the clauses.

Jim Shannon | 571 c208 (Link to this contribution)

I understand that, Mr Deputy Speaker—

Lindsay Hoyle | 571 c208 (Link to this contribution)

Order. It is not about understanding it; the point is that you have to talk about it. I am not to...

Jim Shannon | 571 c208 (Link to this contribution)

I stand corrected, Mr Deputy Speaker. I understand it very well and I will now get it right.

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