Sport sports betting levy among sport plans
24 July 2014
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A sports betting levy to help fund community facilities and treat sports betting dependency is among proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".
Transfer to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman stated the Olympic "tradition" of increased participation had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she stated "strong federal government leadership" was required to attain it.
Ms Harman will also think about restoring a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The proposals belong to Labour's More Sport for All assessment.
At present, sports betting companies deal with a levy on horseracing earnings - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets put online.
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While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots video game, the party believes the manner in which amount is determined means it is frequently less that it might be.
The consultation is looking at increasing transparency into how amounts are determined and checking out measures that would pressure the nation's wealthiest football clubs into correctly fulfilling their pledge.
The strategies being thought about also include:
New targets for female participation in sport
Increasing the variety of ladies on the boards of sporting organisations
Ms Harman stated: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, but rather of seeing increased participation things have actually worsened, particularly amongst young individuals, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."
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She included: "Our consultation takes a look at a number of ideas which aim to boost investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, restoring 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more people to participate - women as well as boys.
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"We require strong government management to create a long-term innovative prepare 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 individuals active then we need to empower the people who do most of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, organise and provide sport and physical education at local level."
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Sport Betting Levy amongst 'Innovative' Labour Sport Plans
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