George Freeman raises concerns at the impact on horseracing if the affordability checks designed to tackle addictive online gambling go ahead as proposed and urges the Government to find an alternative that will both protect racing’s finances and take the opportunity for this country to lead in harnessing technology and smart regulation to tackle gambling addiction.
George Freeman highlights the opportunities for global investment in the UK, especially in life science, quantum, fusion and agritech, and urges the Government to make it easier for global investors to invest in UK science and tech clusters.
George Freeman speaks in favour of the Building Societies Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill; a Private Member’s Bill that will enable building societies to raise more funds from sources other than member savings and increase lending capacity which will help first-time buyers in rural areas such as Mid Norfolk.