Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward proposals to require advertising of the National Gambling Helpline or BeGambleAware.org at the point of sale of lottery products, both in shops and online.

Camelot, the National Lottery operator, advertises GamCare (where details of the National Gambling Helpline can be found) through the following point of sale sources:

• On the back of scratchcards
• On the back of lottery tickets
• At the bottom of the title page and each 'play game' page of the National Lottery website
• Within all player guides

In addition, Camelot's licences contain various conditions that require them to ensure that both excessive and underage play are discouraged on lottery products

Society lotteries are subject to the same regulations as gambling operators, as stipulated by The Gambling Commission's Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and the Industry Group for Responsible Gambling. This includes the requirement to reference gambleaware.co.uk in all print and broadcast advertisements.

At present there are no plans to change the requirements for National Lottery advertising or society lottery advertising.