HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 cc777-8W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the weekly revenue to the Football Trust and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts since 1 April 1994; what is his estimate of the national lottery's impact on the work of these two bodies; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sproat

Details of the weekly revenue to the Football Trust and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts since 1 April 1994 are shown in the table. It is for the foundation and the Football Trust to assess the extent of any impact that the national lottery may have on their operations. I understand that the foundation is considering how best to adjust its grant regime to complement the national lottery, in particular through a greater element of revenue funding. I welcome this.

Week FT/RPBD1 £ FT/STB2 £ FSA3 £
2 April 1994 472,938 290,772 1,384,512
9 April 1994 455,776 260,358 1,368,005
16 April 1994 496,706 299,212 1,489,597
23 April 1994 460,668 284,011 1,381,482
30 April 1994 467,729 287,575 1,401,470
7 May 1994 465,822 257,018 1,396,952
14 May 1994 446,456 321,889 1,338,873
21 May 1994 453,330 285,620 1,359,497
28 May 1994 442,890 292,099 1,328,156
4 June 1994 425,367 240,062 1,275,652
11 June 1994 439,093 297,768 1,316,772
18 June 1994 437,215 291,187 1,311,169
25 June 1994 428,668 268,868 1,285,525
2 July 1994 426,861 268,395 1,280,104
9 July 1994 419,999 262,881 1,259,535
16 July 1994 428,982 246,560 1,286,472
23 July 1994 431,189 265,883 1,293,081
30 July 1994 415,037 248,205 1,235,054
6 August 1994 417,838 243,639 1,253,026
13 August 1994 429,801 250,760 1,288,889
20 August 1994 435,782 247,901 1,306,816
27 August 1994 453,486 249,846 1,359,927
3 September 1994 460,306 262,087 1,380,386
10 September 1994 453,154 273,094 1,358,920
17 September 1994 459,028 270,485 1,376,437
24 September 1994 467,589 274,187 1,402,085
1 October 1994 471,486 254,502 1,413,657
8 October 1994 467,954 255,235 1,402,557
15 October 1994 473,433 260,026 1,420,043
22 October 1994 473,752 259,998 1,419,991
29 October 1994 468,851 255,899 1,406,937
5 November 1994 479,946 279,026 1,439,882
12 November 1994 473,315 256,843 1,420,410
19 November 1994 455,816 248,092 1,367,132
26 November 1994 450,908 243,429 1,354,540

Week FT/RPBD1 £ FT/STB2 £ FSA3 £
3 December 1994 448,161 227,548 1,343,960
10 December 1994 460,085 236,057 1,379,731
17 December 1994 924,477 535,887 2,772,122
26 December 1994 116,368 2,955 349,055
31 December 1994 160,420 1,329 481,210
7 January 1995 393,654 189,906 1,180,499
14 January 1995 404,662 205,343 1,213,509
1 Funding received from the pools companies, representing a 2.5 per cent. reduction in pool betting duty.
2 Funding received from the pools companies from spotting the ball and spot the ball competitions.
3 Funding received from the pools companies, representing a further 2.5 per cent. RPBD; and from a 5p in the pound levy on pools coupons.

Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment he has made of(a) the revenue earned for the Exchequer to date by national lottery ticket sales, (b) the interest earned on the moneys lodged in the national lottery distribution fund prior to disbursement by the lottery distribution bodies and (c) the revenue accrued to the Exchequer from any of the funds under (b) above invested in gilt-edged securities.

Mr. Dorrell

Lottery duty collected by Customs and Excise for the period to the end of December 1994 was £44,348,381. Interest earned to date by the national lottery distribution fund through investment of the proceeds of the lottery, and which accrues to the good causes, totals £661,699. No revenue accrues to the Exchequer from the investment of the NLDF in gilt-edged securities; all gains are for the benefit of the good causes.