Enquiry to Start into the Regulation of Gambling
When Parliament returns after the Conference season the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of which Therese is a member, is conducting a significant investigation into gambling and the Gambling Act of 2005.
The purpose of the enquiry is to identify ways in which the regulations in relation to gambling can be made better.
Therese said "the 2005 Gambling Act had the intention of creating super-casinos and to try and keep betting on shore. It hasn't worked in either of these aspects. I am not proposing that we encourage super casinos but I would like to see the freeing up of red tape in some areas, whilst looking at tightening up the regulations in online gambling to keep betting on shore".
She went on to say "it is about getting the balance right. We need sensible regulation but we don't want to burden the amusement trade, such as the one that is so important to Felixstowe with unnecessary red tape".
DCOMS
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of which Therese is a member monitors the policy, administration and expenditure of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and its associated bodies, including the BBC, on behalf of the House of Commons and the electorate.
Latest Work
The Culture, Olympics, Media & Sport Committee has undertaken some key work recently ranging from the phone hacking enquiry to scrutinising the delivery of London 2012 and from reporting on Football Governance to the BBC Licence Fee.
For further details and to read the Committee's full reports click here.
What is a Select Committee?
There is a Commons Select Committee for each government department, examining three aspects: spending, policies and administration.
These departmental committees have a minimum of 11 members, who decide upon the line of inquiry and then gather written and oral evidence. Findings are reported to the Commons, printed, and published on the Parliament website. The government then usually has 60 days to reply to the committee's recommendations.
Some Select Committees have a role that crosses departmental boundaries such as the Public Accounts or Environmental Audit Committees. Depending on the issue under consideration they can look at any or all of the government departments.
