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Chamber and committees

Charity Lottery £50 Million Annual Sales Limit

  • Submitted by: Miles Briggs, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-02244

That the Parliament acknowledges what it sees as the success of the UK Government’s 2020 charity lottery reforms, with the annual sales limits raised to £50 million and the per draw limit increased to £5 million; considers these to be important reforms that have freed up millions of pounds for good causes across Scotland, England and Wales; believes that this has been especially valuable during the COVID-19 pandemic; understands that charity lotteries still face a heavy administrative and bureaucratic burden, hindering their ability to raise as much as possible for good causes; believes that a proposal for further reform to introduce a £100 million limit enjoys cross-party support among MSPs and MPs; understands that this was the recommendation of the Gambling Commission and the UK Government’s preferred option during consultation on charity lottery reform; believes that raising the annual sales limit to this amount would help free up even more funding for good causes, and calls on the UK Government to proceed with this next stage of reform as soon as possible to futureproof the fundraising capability of the sector.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Finlay Carson, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Dean Lockhart, Douglas Lumsden, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle