HC Deb 07 July 1997 vol 297 cc326-7W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) if he will list the successful national lottery bids in Stoke-on-Trent, North, by category of national lottery funding, indicating the percentage they comprise of the total sums awarded nationwide in each category; [6281]

(2) how many applications for each category of national lottery funding have been received from Stoke-on-Trent, North; and how many of these have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful, indicating for each successful scheme the value of the award, in each year since the inception of the national lottery. [6248]

Mr. Banks

[Pursuant to his written reply 4 July, Official Report, column 290]: The tables of awards and applications were omitted from the answer. The full information is as follows.

To date over £3.7 billion has been awarded to 23,570 projects throughout the UK. Twelve of these awards are to projects in Stoke-on-Trent, North, worth £2,938,508. The first table lists these together with the percentage they represent of the total sums awarded across England and the UK. The second table shows the number of applications received from Stoke-on-Trent, North.

Table 1: Awards in Stoke on Trent, North
Category Distributing body Award date Recipient Award amount £ Percentage of total amount of England awards Percentage of total amount of all awards1
Arts Arts Council of England 21 February 1996 Stoke on Trent Repertory Ltd. 764,608
Sub total 764,608 0.097 0.085
Millennium MC 12 March 1997 Burslem Community Development 1,599,000
Subtotal 1,599,000 0.27 0.16
Charities NLCB 19 December 1995 Physically Handicapped and Able-bodied Freewheelers 7,630
11 August 1996 Stoke on Trent and District Gingerbread Centre 83,130
11 August 1996 Cobridge Community Centre Association 180,000
17 December 1996 PHAB Freewheelers 36,540
17 December 1996 Beatrice North Staffordshire Handicapped Childrens Boat 13,950
11 August 1996 National Association for Gifted Children 158,100
Sub total 479,350 0.131 0.095
Sports English Sports Council 20 November 1996 North Staffordshire Gymnastics Club 15,576
3 December 1996 Staffordshire County Council (Stanley Head Outdoor Education) 17,773
5 June 1997 Stoke on Trent College Sub Aqua Club 30,701
Subtotal 64,050 0.012 0.010
Heritage Heritage Lottery Fund 20 December 1995 Staffordshire Historic Building Trust 31,500
Sub total 31,500 0.006 0.005
Grand total 2,938,508 0.102 0.079
1 Includes awards made by the other home counties Arts and Sports Councils.

Table 2: Applications from Stoke on Trent, North
Unsuccessful Successful Total
Arts Council of England 3 1 4
MC 1n/a 1 1
NLCB 29 6 35
English Sports Council 2 3 5
Heritage Lottery Fund 0 1 1
1 The Millennium Commission does not record unsuccessful projects by constituency.