Written questions

Charities: Lotteries

Commons · Question 36404 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the (a) transparency and (b) accountability of lottery fundraising by charities.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 17 Mar 2025

The transparency and accountability of society lottery operators is a matter for the Gambling Commission through its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP). The Minister for Gambling has no current plans to take action in this area.