HL Deb 03 March 1999 vol 597 cc188-9WA
Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the Director General of the Office of the National Lottery was consulted when Camelot decided to cease publishing the amount of money each social class spends on the National Lottery, in total and per capita. [HL1010]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Camelot are not required by their licence to track or publish this information. However the last edition of Camelot's pamphletLottery Briefing included the results of research into average spending by social class.

The Director General of the Office of the National Lottery, as part of his duty to protect the interests of players, supports a continuing programme of social research. The published results of this research include details of average spend by socio-economic group.