§ Lord Fearnasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many aquariums have been opened in the years 2000, 2001 and to date, with the help of lottery funding. [HL3812]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)According to our Lottery Awards Database, in the years 2000, 2001 and to date, one aquarium has been opened with the support of lottery funding. The Deep project in Hull received a grant from the Millennium Commission worth £21,476,000 and opened to the public on 23 March 2002. The Deep comprises a visitor centre, learning and research centre and a business centre and forms part of the larger regeneration plans for Hull. It is Europe's deepest aquarium and has the world's only underwater acrylic lift.