§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage which of the bids for the licence to operate the national lottery received by the Director-General of Oflot undertake to pay off the start-up costs within the first few months.
§ Mr. SproatIt is not appropriate for me to comment on any of the details contained in the applications for the licence to operate the national lottery.
§ Mr. IllsleyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what restrictions can be placed on the sale of national lottery tickets by(a) hospital shops where the sale of tickets might detract from the hospital's own charities and (b) landlords on whose premises ticket outlets are sited where the landlord disagrees with such sales.
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 30 March 1994]: Restrictions can be placed on the place of sale of national lottery tickets by regulations under section 12 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993. The National Lottery Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No. 189) were laid before Parliament on 9 February and will come into force on 1 April 1994. Sales by (a) and (b) are not prohibited under the regulations.