§ 18. Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many projects in Worcestershire have won awards from national lottery funding bodies; what is the total value of these awards; and if she will make a statement. [16715]
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTo date, the national lottery distributing bodies have announced 122 awards to projects in Hereford and Worcester for a total of £26.3 million. Eighty-seven of these, worth a total of £18.2 million, fall within the boundaries of Worcestershire as it will be defined from 1 April.