To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the operation of the Gambling Commission with the recommendations of the Hampton Review of Regulation. (305118)

The Gambling Commission was the subject of a Hampton Implementation Review earlier this year which suggested that, if the Commission’s plans were implemented, it would be in a strong position to demonstrate the Hampton principles throughout its work. The implementation of those plans is a strategic objective in the Commission’s 2009 business plan and my officials and I meet the Commission on a regular basis to consider progress against all of the objectives in that plan. The Commission is making good progress on these measures.