https://youtu.be/D6__jpUtRyU This afternoon I was delighted to speak in a debate on acquired brain injury, secured by my good friend Chris Bryant MP. The debate was called to urge the Government to support the findings of the APPG on Acquired Brain Injury's report and to ensure guaranteed fullneuro-rehabilitation as needed. During my speech I highlighted the case of George, who I have been in … [Read more...]
Statement on the CEBR report on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
Carolyn Harris MP Statement on the CEBR report on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals “I welcome the Centre for Economics and Business Research’s (CEBR) thorough, timely and important research into Fixed Odds Betting Terminals which sets out a clear rationale for reducing the stake on to £2. I am concerned about the impact these harmful machines are having on people’s lives and this report shows … [Read more...]
5 Live Investigates
Last Sunday I spoke to 5 Live Investigates following their undercover investigation where the programme's reporter signed up to the Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Scheme (MOSES) and got himself barred from 21 betting shops in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He submitted his details and a photograph of himself to the scheme which were then distributed to the 21 shops he asked to be excluded from. Ten days … [Read more...]
