United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 104666
Charities: Lotteries
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12 January 2026
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20 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing charities lotteries to operate UK-wide.
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12 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing charities lotteries to operate UK-wide.
Source: Commons
20 January 2026
Answer
Large-scale society lotteries in Great Britain are legislated through the Gambling Act 2005, which does not extend to Northern Ireland. Gambling is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and therefore the operation of large-scale society lotteries is a ma...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-12/104666
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1870054
- uk · wq-1870054 · source updated 20 January 2026