What next for the National Lottery?

Culture, Media and Sport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 21 Jul 2021 Closed: 13 Mar 2023 Parliament page
Our inquiry examines the competition process to award the next licence for operating the National Lottery. The Gambling Commission is running the competition. The committee will also scrutinise the preferred applicant as well as the process that was involved.
9 Recommendations
14 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
8 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 15 events
23 Oct
2023
Report published
10 Mar
2023
Report published
31 Jan
2023
Correspondence
8 Dec
2022
Correspondence
22 Nov
2022
Report published
8 Nov
2022
Correspondence
11 Oct
2022
Correspondence
6 Sep
2022
Correspondence
19 Jul
2022
Correspondence
7 Jul
2022
Correspondence
30 Jun
2022
Oral evidence
26 Apr
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
30 Jun 2022
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Andrew Rhodes · Gambling Commission John Tanner · Gambling Commission
26 Apr 2022
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Clara Govier · People’s Postcode Lottery Donald Macrae · Health Lottery Tony Vick · Lotteries Council
1 Mar 2022
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David Knott · National Lottery Community Fund Dr Darren Henley OBE · Arts Council England
30 Nov 2021
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Adam Peaty MBE Anna Powell-Smith · Centre for Public Data Dr Sasha Stark Ellie Robinson MBE Lauren Rowles MBE
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - What next for the National Lottery? HC 154 22 Nov 2022 23 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
17 Conclusion Accepted
Fourth Report - What next for the …
Public awareness of the link between the National Lottery and funding for good causes remains...
Public awareness of the link between the National Lottery and funding for good causes remains lower than it should be. This risks the public losing sight of the National Lottery’s original purpose, to raise money for good causes, and instead … Read more
Government Response
The government and National Lottery Distributors acknowledge the importance of public awareness regarding good causes funding and have committed to changes to ensure recipients more effectively make beneficiaries aware of the funding source, building on existing mechanisms like contractual obligations.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Government Response AI assessment · 4 of 9 classified
Accepted 1
Accepted in Part 2
Not Addressed 1
Total 9 recs + 14 conclusions
Correspondence 8 letters
31 Jan 2023 Omaze response to the Committee’s What next for the National Lottery? Report, 20 January 2023
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8 Dec 2022 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to National Lottery Licence change of corporate control, 5 December 2022
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8 Nov 2022 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to an update on the fourth National Lottery licence competition, 13 October 2022
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11 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to National Lottery award notification, 20 September 2022
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6 Sep 2022 To committee Letter from Damian Collins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy, regarding oral evidence follow-up, 20 July 2022
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19 Jul 2022 To committee Letter from Andrew Rhodes, Chief Executive, Gambling Commission, relating to Lottery oral evidence follow-up, 14 July 2022
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7 Jul 2022 Letters from Camelot relating to the National Lottery, 28 June and 4 July 2022
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8 Mar 2022 To committee Letter from Dr Darren Henley OBE, Chief Executive, Arts Council England, and David Knott, Chief Executive, National Lottery Community Fund, relating to National Lottery oral evidence on 1 March, 4 March 2022
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