§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the administrative costs as a percentage of National Lottery income for each of the National Lottery distributing bodies in the most recent year for which figures are available. [88]
§ Tessa Jowell[holding answer 25 June 2001]: The following table shows administration costs as a percentage of income for the lottery distributing bodies in 1999–2000, the most recent year for which published accounts are available.
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Distributing body Administration costs as a percentage of income Arts Council of England 11.43 Scottish Arts Council 8.07 Arts Council of Wales 10.17 Arts Council of Northern Ireland 7.43 Sport England 7.40 Sportscotland 8.09 Sports Council for Wales 5.56 Sports Council for Northern Ireland 8.98 UK Sport 4.39 Heritage Lottery Fund 4.84 Community Fund 9.46 Millennium Commission 3.92 New Opportunities Fund 4.53