Orders of the Day — National Lottery Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 8:53 pm on 7 April 1998.

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Photo of Michael Connarty Michael Connarty Labour, Falkirk East 8:53, 7 April 1998

The hon. Gentleman should have listened and responded to what I actually said. I corrected myself when I talked about when the Camelot licence runs out, and added that it might be renewed. If he looks at Hansard, he will see that I said, "or it is renewed". The licence may well be renewed. I do not want to be involved in a competition between Camelot and any other provider.

We will work on the basis set down in the White Paper and try to get the maximum amount for good causes, with efficiency, and Camelot could be the organisation to do that. I have no axe to grind with any organisation that may run the lottery, but I applaud the fact that Camelot has bought out GTech and taken away some of the smell that surrounded its operation.