PEOPLE'S POSTCODE LOTTERY

That this House congratulates the People's Postcode Lottery in raising over £1 million for charities in Scotland in its first year of existence; welcomes the fact that funding is unrestricted so that its charity partners, Scottish Wildlife Trust, CHILDREN 1ST and Maggie's Cancer Care centres can spend the money with complete independence; notes that the money raised so far equates to funding a Maggie's centre for one year which would support the CHILDREN 1ST ParentLine service for 12 months and maintain the Scottish Wildlife Trust's network of over 120 reserves across Scotland; further welcomes the fact that all funds raised in Scotland remain in Scotland; acknowledges that in other parts of the country, such as the north east of England, and Yorkshire, over £1.5 million has been raised for local charities; and supports the future growth of the Lottery into all corners of the UK so that other charities can benefit from this invaluable source of funding.