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National Lottery Bill

As I indicated to the noble Viscount, the old directions lapse when the Bill becomes law, so the Bill will need to be interpreted. We have circulated the draft directions, which are not the final version and ought not to be while the Bill is still under consideration. But I give the noble Viscount the obvious indication that when we issue draft directions, as we have done, that is our best guide to the way in which we intend to act. The noble Viscount can form his arguments against the basis that we have given the maximum amount of information that would be reasonable for the Government to give at this stage, while the Bill proceeds through the House.