§ 177. Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what estimate he has made of the annual costs incurred in connection with administering the national lottery by(a) the Office of the National Lottery, (b) the National Heritage Memorial Fund, (c) the National Lottery Charities Board, (d) the Millenium Commission, (e) the Arts Councils of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and (f) the Sports Councils of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as a percentage of turnover.
§ Mr. BrookeI have estimated that the annual costs of Oflot will be £1.5 million in 1993–94, and around £2 million thereafter. The percentage of turnover which these figures represent will depend on the success of the national lottery. It is not possible to say with any exactness what proportion of the funds allocated to each distributor will be spent on administration, since this will largely be 847W determined by the volume of funds generated for distribution, and the volume of applications to be processed. The national lottery administration costs of the distributive bodies will be voted by Parliament annually in the normal way, and fully covered by receipts from national lottery proceeds.