HC Deb 12 May 2000 vol 349 cc486-7W
Mr. Davidson

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what data he has collated on differential rates of spending on the National Lottery by different social classes(a) in absolute terms and (b) as percentages of income; if he will publish this data; and if he will make a statement. [120626]

Kate Hoey

The National Lottery Commission supports a social research programme on participation in the National Lottery. Report No. 1 of this programme, published in May 1999, contains data on participation by social class and income category. Copies of this report are being placed in the Libraries of the House today.