Proceeding contribution from Lucy Rigby (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 January 2026. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HC) and Debate on bill on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
My hon. Friend raises an important point around jobs in the industry. He will be aware that employment in the gambling industry as a whole declined by around 20% between 2015 and 2023, so it is in gradual decline, and the trend predates this Bill. The jobs in his constituency are incredibly important, which is why the measures in this Bill deliberately focus on online gambling, rather than betting shops and casinos, which support more jobs and face higher operating costs, as I am sure the institutions in his constituency do.
Secondary information
- Type
- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 778 c835
- Session
- 2024-26
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Poverty Children Alcoholic drinks Closures Black economy Employment Liability Gambling Inheritance tax Internet Interest rates Personal savings Pensions Payments Public expenditure Public houses Monitoring Pension funds Standards Reform Revenue and Customs Tax allowances Taxation Video games Tax yields Hospitality industry Budget November 2025
- Legislation
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2024-26
- Link
- View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-01-26 12:20:50 +0000
- URI
- http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-01-13/26011357000008
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-01-13/26011357000008
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-01-13/26011357000008