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Sport betting levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A betting levy to help fund community facilities and deal with betting addiction is amongst propositions by Labour in a "long-term ingenious prepare for sport".

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

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

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

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

Pressure on clubs

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

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

While the Premier League likewise introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television revenues for the grassroots video game, the yohaig code party believes the method that sum is determined suggests it is typically less that it might be.

The consultation is looking at increasing openness into how sums are computed and checking out steps that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into correctly satisfying their guarantee.

The plans being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport

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 two years earlier, however instead of seeing increased involvement things have actually become worse, particularly amongst youths, as a result of the federal government axing school sports collaborations."

She included: "Our consultation takes a look at a variety of ideas which aim to increase investment in community and grassroots sports by getting difficult with the Premier League and betting companies, reviving 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to take part - women in addition to boys.

"We need strong federal government leadership to create a long-lasting innovative strategy for sport which is what this promotion code assessment looks for to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, added: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower the individuals who do many of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more influence over how we plan, organise and deliver sport and physical education at regional level."

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