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Sport sports betting levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans
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24 July 2014
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A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and deal with sports betting dependency is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term ingenious plan for sport".

Transfer to push Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also 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 stated "strong federal government management" was needed to achieve it.

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

Pressure on clubs

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

At present, sports betting firms 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 online.

While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television incomes for the grassroots game, the party believes the manner in which sum is calculated suggests it is often less that it could be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing openness into how sums are determined and exploring measures that would pressure the nation's wealthiest football clubs into correctly fulfilling their promise.

The plans being considered 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 instead of seeing increased involvement things have worsened, specifically amongst young people, as an outcome of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."

She included: "Our assessment takes a look at a number of concepts which aim to enhance investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering companies, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to participate - women in addition to boys.

"We require strong federal government management to produce a long-lasting ingenious plan for sport and that is what this 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 people who do the majority of the operate in our neighborhoods to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and provide sport and physical education at regional level."

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