§ Mr. Denis MurphyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list(a) the number of grant applications received for museums, (b) the number of museums which have been awarded Lottery grants,(c) the amount each successful museum has received and (d) the ratio of successful/unsuccessful applications regions by region since the commencement of the National Lottery. [17155]
§ Mr. BanksAs at 21 November the National Lottery distributing bodies have announced awards worth almost £311 million to 225 museum projects throughout the UK. The following table 1 provides a breakdown, by distributing body, of applications and awards to museums. Table 2 shows the regional success rate to applications from museums. I have arranged for a full list of awards to museums to be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Information on Lottery awards is now available on the Department's website www.lottery.gov.uk.
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Table 1 Distributing body A Number of applications for museums B Number of museums awarded Lottery grants Arts: England 65 24 Arts: Scotland 12 12 Arts: Northern Ireland 1 1 Arts: Wales 8 5
Table 1 Distributing body A Number of applications for museums B Number of museums awarded Lottery grants Sports: England — — Sports: Scotland — — Sports: Northern Ireland — — Sports: Wales — — Heritage Lottery Fund 770 180 Charities Board — — Millennium Commission 1— 3 Total 856 225 1 The Millennium Commission does not keep information on unsuccessful applications by project type.
Table 2 Per cent. Region Arts Success rate Heritage Success rate London 44.44 59.52 North West 50.00 68.00 North East — 58.33 Yorkshire and Humberside 57.14 57.58 Eastern 28.57 50.00 East Midlands 100.00 25.00 West Midlands 66.67 33.33 South West 75.00 61.90 South East 0.00 48.00 Merseyside — 33.33 England total 53.19 53.26 Scotland 100.00 53.19 Wales 62.50 75.00 Northern Ireland 100.00 70.00