National Lottery Bill

We are all grateful to hear the words of the noble Lord, Lord Joffe, who has tremendous experience in this area. As we conclude this Committee stage, we are reminded that charity may well begin at home but it does not end there. Frankly, I cannot weigh up this amendment. On the one hand, I say to myself that it will do no harm as it is transparent and so on, but, on the other, I ask myself whether it is there to put the board off having an international programme, with the board saying, ““Oh, we had better not do these international things. They will have to go in a special place in the annual report and that might upset people””, and so on. In terms of accountability in producing an annual report and accounts, I should have thought that, in any event, if the international programme was of a material size, that would require something to be said about it.