National Lottery Bill

I am grateful for the support of my noble friend Lord Brooke. I had in mind not so much the public’s reaction but the workings between ““Big”” and the other lottery distributors. There are a lot of leads in the document that was published: it says that the lottery will have a key role in developing better working between distributors and will administer a joint lottery forum; it will lead on developing networks for building capacity; and it is in a leadership position. The lack of balance between the position of the Big Lottery Fund and the other distributors was, and remains, of concern to me. However, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 13 agreed to. Schedule 2 [New Schedule 4A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993]: