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Sport wagering levy among 'ingenious' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A betting levy to help fund community facilities and treat betting dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-term 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 said the Olympic "tradition" of increased involvement had actually failed to materialise after London 2012.

And she stated "strong government leadership" was to attain it.

Ms Harman will likewise think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated 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, betting firms deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m in 2015 - and Labour is thinking about extending the levy to cover all sports and include bets positioned online.

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

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how sums are calculated and exploring steps that would press the yohaig code nation's richest football clubs into effectively meeting their pledge.

The strategies being thought about also consist of:

New targets for female involvement in sport

Increasing the variety of women on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years ago, however instead of seeing increased participation things have worsened, especially among youths, as an outcome of the federal government axing school sports collaborations."

She added: "Our consultation looks at a number of ideas which aim to boost financial investment in community and grassroots sports by quarreling the Premier League and wagering companies, restoring two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more individuals to take part - ladies as well as kids.

"We require strong federal government leadership to develop a long-term ingenious plan for sport which is what this promotion code consultation looks for to do."

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

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