1 Sport Betting Levy amongst 'Innovative' Labour Sport Plans
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Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014

A sports betting levy to assist fund neighborhood facilities and deal with gambling dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative prepare for sport".

Relocate to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being thought about.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had actually stopped working to materialise after London 2012.

And she stated "strong federal government management" was needed to accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the coalition as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs
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The propositions are part of Labour's More Sport for All consultation.

At present, sports betting companies face a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets placed online.

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv profits for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the method that amount is determined indicates it is often less that it could be.

The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are determined and exploring procedures that would pressure the country's richest football clubs into effectively fulfilling their pledge.

The strategies being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the variety of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, however instead of seeing increased involvement things have actually become worse, especially among young individuals, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She included: "Our assessment looks at a number of concepts which intend to increase investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering companies, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - women in addition to boys.

"We need strong government leadership to produce a long-lasting innovative prepare for sport which is what this consultation seeks to do."
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Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower the people who do many of the work in our to have more impact over how we plan, organise and provide sport and physical education at regional level."

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