NATIONAL LOTTERY AND ELECTRONIC BILL PAYMENTS

Early day motion 203, tabled 10 June 2010 by Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 16 members.

That this House notes with concern the proposal by Camelot to use its state-protected monopoly infrastructure to provide bill payment services and mobile top-ups at retail outlets, which will threaten post office and local shop revenue streams; and calls on the Government to reject any attempts to allow payment for essential services to be made through gambling terminals, as doing so will further expose the most vulnerable sections of society to the temptation to gamble with money they cannot afford to lose.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 5, DUP 2, Alliance 1.