Society lottery limits

Early day motion 684, tabled 1 September 2026 by Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 16 members.

That this House acknowledges the role played by Britain’s charity lottery sector in providing over £450 million in vital funds for good causes each year at no cost to the Government; recognises the unique nature of charity lottery fundraising, which is centred on long-term, unrestricted giving; further acknowledges such a model complements the overwhelmingly project-based funding offer from the National Lottery’s distribution bodies; notes that despite their low risk, charitable nature, such lotteries are the only gambling or fundraising product subject to such restrictions, which places constraints on their fundraising not faced by the much larger National Lottery and unregulated prize draws; understands that analysis by both the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and by Britain’s biggest charity lottery fundraiser, Postcode Lottery, projects that reforming monetary limits for charity lotteries would generate around £150 million in additional funding for supported charities; and urges the Government to re-establish the cross-party consensus around charity lottery reform by announcing measures to help charity lotteries raise even more for good causes across Britain.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 14, DUP 1, Scottish National Party 1.