§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to report to Parliament the initial findings of his officials' monitoring exercise on the impact of the national lottery on charities and charity lotteries. [20987]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerMy right hon. and learned Friend will wish to report on the level of charitable income following the introduction of the national lottery once he has sufficient relevant data and after it has been analysed. The Government are now looking into the practicalities of the necessary data collection and my right hon. and learned Friend will decide on the timing of his report in the light of that consideration.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many of his officials are engaged in the exercise to monitor the impact of the national lottery on charities and charity lotteries. [21002]
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerConsideration is still being given to how best to measure any changes in charitable income672W following the introduction of the national lottery and to the staffing implications of the exercise.