HC Deb 12 December 1996 vol 287 c297W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how many retailers have been prosecuted for selling(a) lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards to children; and if she will make a statement; [8201]

(2) how many retailers have been prosecuted for selling (a) lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards to children in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement; [8199]

(3) how many retailers have been prosecuted for selling (a) lottery tickets and (b) scratch cards to children in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [8202]

Mr. Sproat

These are operational matters for Camelot Group plc. I have, therefore, asked the Director General of the National Lottery, who is responsible for regulating the operation of the lottery, to write to the hon. Member, placing copies of his response in the Library of the House.