§ Mr. Farrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what evidence he has about the difficulty for sporting clubs of running a small lottery in competition with the national lottery on the 216W basis of a maximum of 15 per cent. expenses; and what representations he has received on the subject.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe Royal Commission on Gambling, in recommending a national lottery for good causes, did not think that this should have any dramatic adverse effect on other fund-raising activities. I have, however, received a number of representations against the Commission's recommendation that the expenses in any society or local authority lottery should not exceed 15 per cent. of the turnover.