Sport sports betting levy amongst 'ingenious' Labour sport plans
24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to help fund community centers and treat gambling dependency is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious strategy for sport".
Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being thought about.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had failed to materialise after London 2012.
And she said "strong government leadership" was needed to achieve it.
Ms Harman will also think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The are part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
At present, sports betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets placed online.
While the Premier League likewise introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv revenues for the grassroots video game, the party believes the manner in which sum is calculated indicates it is frequently less that it could be.
The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are determined and checking out procedures that would press the nation's richest football clubs into appropriately meeting their pledge.
The strategies being considered likewise consist of:
New targets for female participation in sport
Increasing the number of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years earlier, however instead of seeing increased involvement things have actually worsened, especially among youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She included: "Our assessment takes a look at a number of concepts which aim to enhance financial investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering business, reviving two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - girls as well as kids.
"We need strong federal government leadership to develop a long-lasting ingenious plan for sport and that is what this assessment looks for to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower the people who do many of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we plan, organise and provide sport and physical education at regional level."
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