HC Deb 08 July 1997 vol 297 cc395-6W
Mr. Gordon Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many national lottery grants have been awarded to organisations and groups in Blackpool, South; and what are the values of those grants. [6577]

Mr. Banks

To date 13 grants totalling £1,681,676 have been made to organisations and groups in Blackpool, South. The details are as follows:

Distributing body Award date Recipient Award amount (£)
Arts Council of England 21 February 1996 North Fylde Music Cycle 41,108
Arts Council of England 19 March 1997 Blackpool Town Centre Forum Ltd. 5,000
Heritage Lottery Fund 18 September 1996 Furness Railway Trust 97,500
National Lottery Charities Board 17 December 1996 The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind 175,515
National Lottery Charities Board 23 October 1995 Blackpool Wyre Fylde Community Voluntary Services 110,000
National Lottery Charities Board 17 December 1996 Disability Information Services, Blackpool, Wyre and Flyde 97,300
Notional Lottery Charities Board 11 August 1996 Home Start Grange Park 69,140
National Lottery Charities Board 17 December 1996 Age Concern Blackpool and District 50,980
National Lottery Charities Board 11 August 1996 Blackpool Single Homeless Project 28,767
National Lottery Charities Board 19 December 1995 Kensington House Trust 6,000
Sports Council 5 June 1997 Blackpool Borough Council 884,200
Sports Council 10 October 1996 Blackpool Borough Council 68,000
Sports Council 19 June 1996 Blackpool and Fylde No. 4 Sub Aqua Club 48,166
Total 13 awards 1,681,676

Mr. Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he has to discuss with the national arts councils ways in which greater regional input can be obtained in respect of their grant-making procedures, with particular reference to the Government's proposals for regional development agencies. [6574]

Mr. Fisher

The Government is committed to encouraging more decision making at local level. It is consulting on the potential role and functions of the regional development agencies and how they can work with other regional development agencies and how they can work with other regional and national bodies. Furthermore, we will be publishing a White Paper on Lottery distribution later this month which will set out the Government's thinking about ways to achieve a more strategic and co-ordinated system of Lottery distribution.