PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
National Lottery (3 March 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the contribution was to good causes from each pound spent on National Lottery games in (a) 2010 and (b) 2021; and what total amount in contributions to good causes was so raised in each of those years.

Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)

The precise breakdown of contribution to good causes from each £ spent on National Lottery games varies depending on the level of sales, the types of game being sold and the period of the licence that has been reached. The table below gives a breakdown of the total returns to good causes against the proportion returned £ spent in 2009/10 and 2020/21. Although the per £ return is lower in 2020/21, the overall return to good causes is higher. The reduction in good cause money per £ of sales is caused largely by a mix shift towards scratchcards and online instant win games which return a lower amount per £ sales. The contribution per £ of sales for each underlying product type has remained broadly the same over the period.

Financial year	Total returns to good causes	Return to good causes per £
2020/21	£1,833m	21.4p
2009/10	£1,496m	26.9p

DCMS reports annually on the level of good cause income in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Annual Report and Accounts.

Answered by:
Chris Philp (Conservative)
8 March 2022