Written questions

Health Lottery: Licensing

Commons · Question 14694 · Tabled 18 Nov 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing the Health Lottery’s licence to operate.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 25 Nov 2024

The oversight of both operating and personal management licences for society lotteries, including assessing an applicant’s suitability to hold a licence, is a matter for the Gambling Commission.More information about the Gambling Commission’s principles f...