Sport sports betting levy amongst 'ingenious' Labour sport plans
24 July 2014
A sports betting levy to assist fund and treat gambling addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative strategy for sport".
Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being thought about.
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Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong federal government management" was required to accomplish it.
Ms Harman will likewise consider bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
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The proposals are part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
At present, sports betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets positioned online.
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While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is calculated means it is often less that it could be.
The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how amounts are computed and exploring measures that would press the nation's richest football clubs into effectively fulfilling their pledge.
The strategies being thought about also consist of:
New targets for female involvement in sport
Increasing the number of women on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, but rather of seeing increased involvement things have worsened, specifically amongst young individuals, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting partnerships."
She included: "Our consultation takes a look at a number of concepts which intend to improve financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting difficult with the Premier League and sports betting business, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women along with boys.
"We require strong government leadership to develop a long-term innovative strategy for sport which is what this assessment seeks to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more people active then we need to empower individuals who do the majority of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, organise and provide sport and athletics at regional level."
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