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

A sports betting levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and treat sports betting addiction is among proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".

to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.

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

And she said "strong federal government management" was needed to attain it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about bring back a requirement that school students do a minimum of 2 hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the coalition as part of education reforms.

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

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

While the Premier League also introduced a voluntary 5% levy on tv earnings for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is computed means it is often less that it might be.

The assessment is taking a look at increasing openness into how amounts are determined and checking out steps that would press the country's richest football clubs into properly fulfilling their guarantee.

The plans being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport
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Increasing the number of women 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 instead of seeing increased involvement things have got worse, specifically amongst young people, as a result of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She included: "Our consultation takes a look at a variety of concepts which aim to enhance investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and sports betting companies, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - girls as well as boys.

"We need strong government management to produce a long-term innovative strategy 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 many of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more impact over how we prepare, organise and deliver sport and physical education at regional level."

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