Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 104666

Charities: Lotteries

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing charities lotteries to operate UK-wide.

Answer

Ian Murray

Large-scale society lotteries in Great Britain are legislated through the Gambling Act 2005, which does not extend to Northern Ireland. Gambling is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and therefore the operation of large-scale society lotteries is a ma...

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