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Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans
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24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to help centers and deal with sports betting dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term innovative strategy for sport".

Transfer 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 materialise after London 2012.

And she said "strong federal government leadership" was required to accomplish it.

Ms Harman will likewise consider restoring a requirement that school pupils do at least 2 hours of sport a week, which was removed by the coalition 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 profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and consist of bets placed online.

While the Premier League also presented a voluntary 5% levy on tv profits for the grassroots game, the celebration thinks the manner in which sum is determined means it is frequently less that it might be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are computed and checking out measures that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately satisfying their pledge.

The strategies being considered also include:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the variety of women on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman stated: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London 2 years ago, however rather of seeing increased participation things have actually become worse, particularly amongst youths, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting partnerships."

She added: "Our assessment takes a look at a variety of concepts which intend to increase investment in community and grassroots sports betting by getting hard with the Premier League and wagering companies, bringing back two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - girls in addition to kids.

"We require strong government management to develop a long-lasting ingenious strategy for sport which is what this consultation looks for to do."

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

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