Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services — Postponed from 8 November – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 15 November 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, this morning, a launch took place here of the University of South Wales's report on the social impact of problem gambling. It seems clear that this is increasingly becoming a public health issue affecting people's health and well-being. There are questions about the location of bookmakers and fixed-odds betting terminals in the most deprived areas geographically, and also the problems around online gambling. It does seem that the gambling industry is targeting the most vulnerable and the susceptibility of people who badly need a financial windfall, which of course they're very unlikely to get from gambling. In that sort of context, and referring back to what you said earlier in terms of working across Government, what action do you think you might be able to take in conjunction with Welsh Government colleagues to further examine and address these increasingly important issues?