§ Pete WishartTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what was(a) the total amount of Lottery awards, (b) their purpose and (c) the total value of Lottery awards per constituency in Scotland over the last year; and what was the total percentage of Lottery funding and value in Scotland compared with the other nations and regions within the United Kingdom. [10159]
§ Dr. HowellsTo date, National Lottery awards across the UK total £9.54 billion, shared between projects covering the Arts; Charities; Health; Education and Environment; Heritage; and Sport, plus those associated with celebrating the millennium. (A complete list is available on the DCMS website: www.culture.gov.uk.) The total value of Lottery awards per constituency in Scotland over the last year was £1.22 million. A comparison of Scottish Lottery funding with the other nations and regions within the United Kingdom is set out in the following table.
The total percentage of lottery funding and value in Scotland as compared with the other nations and regions within the United Kingdom, over the last year1 Regions/country Amount awarded (£) Percentage of lottery funding East Midlands 51,569,533 5.89 Eastern 44,273,651 5.06 London 172,898,301 19.74 North-East 45,541,175 5.20 North-West 95,052,820 10.85 Northern Ireland 36,023,995 4.11 Scotland 88,066,669 10.06 South-East 59,966,324 6.85 South-West 56,865,218 6.49 Wales 51,202,363 5.85 West Midlands 58,538,348 6.68 Yorkshire and Humberside 59,701,202 6.82 n/a 56,011,231 6.40 Total 875,710,830 1 Covering the period 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2001