Sport sports betting levy amongst 'innovative' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to assist fund community facilities and deal with gambling addiction is among proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".

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

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

And she stated "strong government leadership" was needed to achieve it.

Ms Harman will likewise consider bring back a requirement that school pupils do at least 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The proposals become part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

At present, sports betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing revenues - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets put online.

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv incomes for the grassroots video game, the celebration believes the manner in which sum is determined means it is typically less that it might be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are determined and checking out procedures that would push the country's richest football clubs into effectively meeting their guarantee.

The strategies being considered likewise include:

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 back, but rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually got even worse, specifically amongst young individuals, as a result of the federal government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She added: "Our consultation takes a look at a variety of ideas which aim to increase investment in neighborhood and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering business, reviving 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - girls as well as kids.

"We require strong federal government management to develop a long-lasting ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this consultation seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more people active then we have to empower the individuals who do many of the work in our communities to have more impact over how we prepare, arrange and provide sport and physical education at regional level."

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