Culture secretary Michelle Donelan told MPs on Tuesday the government was committed to the ongoing gambling review and that it would be taking a “common sense” approach to the subject.

Thursday will be the second anniversary of the launch of the review, which promised to update regulation of the sector to make it “fit for the digital age”.

However, despite repeated assurances since the spring that a white paper would be published “in the coming weeks”, the government’s proposals, which are expected to include plans for controversial affordability checks on punters, have yet to appear.

Donelan…told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee that the government was “committed to the gambling white paper” and that it would be out “within a matter of weeks”.