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Lotteries: Licensing

Volume 458: debated on Tuesday 13 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost was of a licence for (a) remote and (b) non-remote lottery in (i) 2004-05, (ii) 2005-06 and (iii) 2006-07; and if she will re-open consultation with the Lotteries Council and the Hospice Lotteries Association on the cost of lottery licences. (127013)

The information is set out as follows:

Lotteries fees1

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

>£200,0002

454

468

487

>£50,0002

303

312

324

>£20,0002

104

107

111

>£10,0002

104

107

111

<£10,0002

104

107

111

Registration Fee (Society)

4,810

4,954

5,152

Registration Fee (Local Authority)

4,810

4,954

5,152

Renewal Fee (Local Authority and Society)

188

194

202

Lottery Manager

14,850

15,295

15,907

1 Licence fees were set under the provisions Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 and were payable for non-remote licences only.

2 Lottery with turnover (total value of tickets sold).

Note:

Under the Gambling Act 2005, licence fees are payable for both non-remote and remote provision.

Application fees (from 1 January 2007)

Non-remote

Remote

Operating licence type

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Society lotteries

165

247

329

165

247

329

Lottery Manager

988

1,647

2,306

988

1,647

2,306

Annual fees (from 1 September 2007)

Non-remote

Remote

Operating licence type

A

B

C

D

E

F

C

H

Society lotteries

348

692

1,392

2,72

4,370

6,361

Lottery Manager

1,981

2,261

2,541

12,733

34,176

66,341

Following representations from the Lotteries Council and the Hospice Lotteries Association, the Department has accepted advice from the Gambling Commission that the level of annual remote fees for society lotteries should be lowered to the same level as non-remote society operators i.e. £348, £692 and £1,392. The Department intends to lay amending regulations in April.