§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grants have been given to Chorley constituency in each of the last five years; and for what purpose. [104072]
§ Mr. CabornThe Department does not make grants directly and we do not hold central information on other grants given by our non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).
According to the information supplied to us by the distributing bodies for the National Lottery awards database, there have been the following awards to the Chorley constituency:
Calendar Year Amount (£) Awards 1997 41,445.00 8 1998 694,695.00 6 1999 519,928.00 22 2000 655,272.00 35 2001 2,825,727.00 35 The grants are used to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, and to champion the creative and leisure industries.