31st Report - The future of the National Lottery
- HC No.
- HC 898
- Published
- 5 Apr 2018
- Items
- 0
- Response
- No response document linked
Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee
Decline in National Lottery Income inquiry
Status: Closed
Opened: 19 Dec 2017
Closed: 19 Dec 2017
1 report
Inquiry scope
The National Lottery launched in 1994. It raises money for good causes across the UK, including the arts, sports, education and the environment. The National Lottery is run by Camelot UK and overseen by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Lottery funding is distributed by 12 public bodies. Since April 2016, lottery distributors have been concerned about a fall in Lottery income for good causes and the impact this could have on their future spending commitments. As a result of these concerns, the National Audit Office investigated trends in lottery funding from 2004 to 2017, and the impact this has on good causes. The National Audit Office investigation found that, whilst Lottery income increased from 2004 to 2016, it fell in 2016-17 by 15% (April to April). Camelot anticipates a further fall in income for 2017-18. Concurrently, increases in Camelot’s profits have been proportionately greater than increases in both Lottery sales and returns for good causes. Although distributors are receiving more information to help them manage their funding of good causes, there are still concerned that they do not get all they need. The Public Accounts Committee will ask the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, The Gambling Commission, Camelot and the Big Lottery Fund about how they can manage lottery income in future, their assessment of its impact on good causes, and how to ensure distributors know all they need to fund good causes responsibly.Reports
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 24 Jan 2018 | No witnesses recorded | View ↗ |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 15 Mar 2019 | To committee | Letter from the Chief Executive of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, in response to Committee's report on The future of the National Lottery, dated 28 September 2018 |
| 24 Jan 2018 | — | Correspondence with Camelot |