Gambling Regulation

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Miscellaneous Topics

Description

There have been votes in Parliament on a number of aspects of the regulation of gambling. Specific votes have been on the powers of local councils to use planning laws to control the numbers, and locations, of betting shops as well as regulations limiting stakes, and prizes, for gambling machines, and the laws governing the operation of casinos.

[Person name] voted for/against greater regulation of gambling

Decisions

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month decision alignment strength decision type uses powers voting cluster participant count
2004-11 Gambling Bill — reasoned amendment on 2nd reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 476
2004-11 Gambling Bill — 2nd reading against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 496
2005-01 Gambling Bill — Casino conditions agree strong Division insufficent_info Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 383
2005-01 Gambling Bill — Third Reading against strong Division insufficent_info Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 274
2005-06 National Lottery Bill (Reasoned amendment on second reading) agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 487
2006-01 National Lottery Bill — Clause 14 — Functions against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 405
2007-03 Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Casino Premises Licences) Order 2007 — 28 Mar 2007 — Division No. 88 against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 524
2008-04 Finance Bill — Clause 21 — Amusement Machine licence duty agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 530
2011-05 Localism Bill — New Clause 31 — Planning Permission for Betting Shops agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 527
2013-10 Opposition Day — Localism — Powers Relating to High Streets and Town and City Centres agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 518
2013-11 Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 11 — Power to Extend Horserace Betting Levy to Overseas Bookmakers agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 484
2013-11 Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — New Clause 14 — Self-Exclusion for Remote Gambling agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 506
2013-12 Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 554
2014-01 Opposition Day — Fixed Odds Betting Terminals and Betting Shops agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 546
2014-01 Opposition Day — Regulation of Gambling against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 536