Question follow-through · 120545
National Lottery: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it a requirement of the National Lottery licence that there be (a) transparent and (b) open communication of the odds of winning the National Lottery when purchasing a ticket.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it a requirement of the National Lottery licence that there be (a) transparent and (b) open communication of the odds of winning the National Lottery when purchasing a ticket.
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2026
Answer published
The National Lottery is regulated by the Gambling Commission, which is responsible for awarding the operating licence, managing licence conditions, enforcing compliance, and licensing individual games. The National Lottery licence requires that full, accu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cinemas: Finance
19 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential benefits of making community cinemas eligible for the capital funding scheme for cultural venues.
Cricket: South West
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Written Statement of 9 June 2026 on Grassroots Cricket, if she will take steps to invest in multi-sport covered cricket domes in the South West of England, including Dorset.
Charities: Ukraine
13 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to facilitate the transferring of funds to Ukrainian charities.