§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she is taking to amend the fees for gaming and lotteries. [42700]
§ Mr. CabornI have today laid before the House two Orders under the Gaming Act 1968 and one under each of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, and the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985.
The Gaming Board and the Government review gaming fees and the fees for society and local authority lotteries every year. The amended fees in the four Orders are based upon estimates by the Gaming Board of the cost of each service and demand for it during the financial year 2002–03.
We have set the fees at these levels in order to ensure that they recoup the estimated costs of ensuring the proper regulation of the commercial gaming industry and society lotteries during the year. The four Orders will bring revised fees into effect from 1 April 2002. The following table sets out the current and the new levels of all the fees.
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£ Fee Level of fee in 2001–02 Level of fee in 2002–03 Employee's certificate1 145 160 Gaming machine supplier licence2 New 5,623 5,800 Renewal 3,753 3,970 Casino licences Grant 26,349 28,915 Renewal 7,325 7,950 Transfer 5,898 7,665 Consent application 6,810 8,000 Consent transfer 3,405 5,000 Bingo licences Grant 2,940 3,800 Renewal 1,357 1,450 Transfer 1,030 1,545 Consent application 3,260 7,500 Consent transfer 2,630 5,000 National Bingo Game New 150,168 167,000 Renewal 144,576 160,000 Lotteries Gaming Board fee per lottery raising: £200,000 or more 404 435 £50,000 to £199,999 263 290
£ Fee Level of fee in 2001–02 Level of fee in 2002–03 £20,000 to £49,999 86 100 £10,000 to £19,999 86 100 Less than £10,000 82 100 Registration fe3 3,840 4,600 Registration renewal fee 142 180 Lottery manager 5,470 14,220 Inspection of lottery returns 5 10 Registered club fees Part II registration: New 235 235 Renewal 118 120 Part III registration: New 115 115 Renewal 69 70 1 Section 19, Gaming Act 1968 2 s.27, Gaming Act 1968 3 For society and local authority lotteries