Clause 23 - The Fund
Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill
3:30 pm
Mr Richard Caborn (Minister of State (Sport and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Sheffield Central, Labour)
The answer is no, because we believe that it is necessary for the Secretary of State to have control, and that mirrors the arrangements for every other national distributor. There will be transparency.
We have indicated in the Bill that the distributing committee will be small, because we believe that that is necessary. The terms of reference are clear and precise—to stage the Olympics. We do not think that it is necessary to disturb the normal, well tried and tested lottery organisation.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 23 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill.