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Sport sports betting levy among 'innovative' Labour sport prepares
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24 July 2014
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A sports betting levy to assist fund community facilities and deal with sports betting dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative strategy for sport".

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

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

And she said "strong federal government management" was required to attain it.
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Ms Harman will also consider bring back a requirement that school pupils do a minimum of two hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

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

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

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

The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are calculated and exploring procedures that would push the country's wealthiest football clubs into properly satisfying their promise.

The strategies being thought about likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the variety of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all happy to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, but rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually worsened, specifically among young people, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She included: "Our consultation looks at a variety of ideas which intend to improve financial investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting difficult with the Premier League and sports betting companies, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and encouraging more people to participate - girls along with boys.

"We need strong government leadership to develop a long-term ingenious prepare for sport and that is what this consultation seeks to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we need to empower individuals who do many of the work in our to have more influence over how we plan, arrange and deliver sport and athletics at local level."

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