National Lottery

Lord Taylor of Blackburn Excerpts

Tuesday 18th December 2012 Lords Chamber

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

First, I just wish to clarify that no duty is paid to the Exchequer from the local society lotteries and the Health Lottery. To answer the first question, “Health Lottery” is an over-arching description of 51 other lotteries which focus on a range of good causes, including some health charities.

[Lord Taylor of Blackburn]

My Lords, does the noble Viscount agree that, in answering the noble Lord, Lord Naseby, he was stretching it a bit too far by saying that the Treasury was a good cause?

[Viscount Younger of Leckie]

I have noted the noble Lord’s question.