§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish in the Official Report the names of local authorities who are currently operating lotteries, together with the amount and frequency of the prizes.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI understand that by 15th June 1978, 323 local authorities had registered lottery schemes with the Gaming Board for Great Britain. I will send the hon. Member a list of their names as soon as possible. It is not proposed to publish separately information about each lottery, but provisional figures for the total amount of prize money are £2,703,986 for the year 1st May 1977 to 30th April 1978 and £1,170,511 for the period 1st May 1978 to 15th June 1978.