Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Allow National Lottery revenue to be used to fund the NHS

Closed 139 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow additional funding from the National Lottery to go to the NHS. In 2015/2016 some £1.93bn was raised for good causes by the National Lottery and I believe this money is would be better spent on our NHS
The NHS would benefit from additional funding and the National Lottery was set up and only allowed its license to fund good causes. Despite its shareholders making increased profits in recent years it does generate large amounts of money shared between many good causes. I believe the money generated would be far better spent on our NHS. It could help buy/replace much needed equipment and medication train and employ more staff.

Timeline

26 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
26 Sep 2020 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 139
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 26 Mar 2020
Closed 26 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.