§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many retailers have been prosecuted for selling(a)lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards to children in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [8203]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information requested is not separately identifiable in the Scottish Office Home Department's classification of crimes and offences. My noble and learned friend the Lord Advocate is not aware of any such prosecutions having been brought in Scotland.