§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what receipts have been paid into the British Greyhound Fund for 1994, or to the latest available date: and if he will estimate the percentage that they represent of the total sum that would have been available if all off-course betting shops had contributed their 0.25 per cent. of betting duty during that period;
(2) what have been the main areas to benefit from the distribution of funds by the British Greyhound Fund since its establishment.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI understand that the fund received income of £1.9 million in 1993–94 as payments from bookmakers in respect of the voluntary agreement arising from the duty concession in the 1992 Budget. Figures are not available centrally for the sum which would have been raised if all off-course bookmakers were contributing in full to the fund.
760WI understand that the fund allocates money to benefit areas such as prize money, integrity services and improvements to tracks, including maintenance and lighting.