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National Lottery "instants"

EDM number 1286 in 1994-95, proposed by Lynne Jones on 22/06/1995.

That this House notes with concern the huge profits generated by the sale of National Lottery instant scratch cards, on which over ú378 million has been spent since their introduction on 21st March; further notes that research from the National Council on Gambling suggests that the cards are likely to be both highly addictive and particularly attractive to children; regrets Camelot's failure to act in the face of evidence that children under 16 years of age are able to buy Instants from many lottery outlets along with its refusal to accept that such evidence exists; believes that the sale of Instants through ordinary retail outlets is inappropriate; and calls on the Secretary of State for National Heritage to ensure that the sale of National Lottery scratch cards is limited to premises licensed for gaming, or that they are withdrawn from sale completely.

This motion has been signed by a total of 49 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Lynne Jones22/06/1995Birmingham, Selly OakProposed
Estelle Morris22/06/1995Birmingham, YardleySigned
Ernie Ross26/06/1995Dundee WestSigned
Roy Hattersley26/06/1995Birmingham SparkbrookSigned
John McAllion26/06/1995Dundee EastSigned
William McKelvey26/06/1995Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Neil Gerrard26/06/1995WalthamstowSigned
Harry Barnes26/06/1995North East DerbyshireSigned
Peter Bottomley27/06/1995ElthamSigned
Jack Thompson27/06/1995WansbeckSigned
Maria Fyfe27/06/1995Glasgow, MaryhillSigned
John Evans27/06/1995St Helens NorthSigned
Malcolm Chisholm27/06/1995Edinburgh LeithSigned
Bill Michie27/06/1995Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Ken Livingstone27/06/1995Brent EastSigned
Robert Parry28/06/1995Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Eddie Loyden28/06/1995Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Edward O'Hara28/06/1995Knowsley SouthSigned
Michael Clapham28/06/1995Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
Jean Corston28/06/1995Bristol EastSigned
Andrew Faulds28/06/1995Warley EastSigned
Terry Lewis29/06/1995WorsleySigned
Clive Betts29/06/1995Sheffield, AttercliffeSigned
Hugh Bayley29/06/1995York, City ofSigned
John Battle29/06/1995Leeds WestSigned
Win Griffiths29/06/1995BridgendSigned
Tommy Graham29/06/1995Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Michael Connarty29/06/1995Falkirk EastSigned
Peter Kilfoyle29/06/1995Liverpool, WaltonSigned
John Heppell29/06/1995Nottingham EastSigned
Alan Simpson29/06/1995Nottingham SouthSigned
Paul Flynn29/06/1995Newport WestSigned
Tom Cox03/07/1995TootingSigned
Janet Anderson03/07/1995Rossendale & DarwenSigned
Terry Davis05/07/1995Birmingham, Hodge HillSigned
Mike Hall05/07/1995Warrington SouthSigned
Martyn Jones11/07/1995Clwyd South WestSigned
Jeremy Bray12/07/1995Motherwell SouthSigned
Alan Wynne Williams12/07/1995CarmarthenSigned
Gerard Vaughan12/07/1995Reading EastSigned
William Powell12/07/1995CorbySigned
Peter Pike13/07/1995BurnleySigned
Gordon Prentice13/07/1995PendleSigned
Alice Mahon13/07/1995HalifaxSigned
Tom Clarke13/07/1995Monklands WestSigned
Mildred Gordon13/07/1995Bow and PoplarSigned
John Gunnell13/07/1995Leeds South and MorleySigned
Joe Benton13/07/1995BootleSigned
Audrey Wise18/07/1995PrestonSigned

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