Charity lottery £50 million annual sales limit

Early day motion 680, tabled 22 November 2021 by John Nicolson (Scottish National Party). Signed by 17 members.

That this House acknowledges the success of the charity lottery annual sales limit being raised to £50 million and the per draw limit being raised to £5 million; notes these important reforms have freed up millions of pounds of funding for good causes across the country, which has proven especially valuable during the pandemic; notes charity lotteries still face a heavy administrative and bureaucratic burden, hindering their ability to raise as much as possible for good causes; further notes that further reform introducing a £100 million annual sales limit was the recommendation of the Gambling Commission and was the Government’s preferred option during consultation on charity lottery reform; notes that raising the annual sales limit to £100 million would help free up even more funding for good causes; and calls on the Government to proceed with this next stage of reform as soon as possible to futureproof the fundraising capability of the sector.

Signatures by party: Scottish National Party 9, Plaid Cymru 3, Alba 1, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Labour 1, Liberal Democrat 1.