Written question asked by Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) on Friday, 25 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Chris Philp (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the (a) dates, (b) meeting minutes and (c) attendees of all meetings that Ministers and officials in her Department have attended in the last 12 months with the preferred National Lottery provider, Allwyn.

Answer: DCMS offered official-level meetings to all final-stage applicants to the 4th National Lottery licence competition to give an overview of the government's vision for the Gambling and National Lottery sectors. On 23 November 2020, DCMS's Director for Sport, Gambling and Ceremonials and Deputy Director for Gambling and Lotteries met representatives of Sazka (now Allwyn Entertainment Ltd). Ministers did not meet with Allwyn in respect of the competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence.

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