A question on #Gambling #Children tabled by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 02-04-2025 has been answered by Baroness Merron.

Heading: Gambling: Children
Question ID: 1791948
UIN: HL6512
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-04-02
Asking Member ID: 4308
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Asking Member Twitter reference: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government how many young people in England aged between 13 and 18 have been treated by the NHS for problem gambling in the past year.
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Date answered: 2025-04-10
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Answering Member ID: 347
Answering Member display name: Baroness Merron
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Baroness Merron
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Answer text: In the 12 months between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024, 24 of the referrals to National Health Service gambling services in England were of young people aged between 13 and 18 years old, according to the most recent 12 months of data available nati...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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