§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement about the disbursement of national lottery funds to charities.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerTwenty per cent. of available national lottery proceeds has been allocated for disbursement to eligible bodies by the National Lottery Charities Board. The board is an independent body, which will devise its own policies, practices and procedures, within the framework of the legislation. I understand that its present aim is to issue guidelines to applicants during the course of the year and to begin considering applications and making grants towards the end of the year.
The other national lottery distributing bodies are also able to make grants to charities in their respective subject areas.
§ Mrs. Jane KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects charities to receive funds from the National Lottery Charities Board.
Number of prosecutions under the Protection of Animals Act 1911 (as amended)1 and Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 by type of proceedings and month 1993 England and Wales Type of proceedings Offence/month Apprehension Summons by police Summons other than by police Total Protection of Animals Act 19111 January 7 28 56 91 February 7 32 61 100 March 3 30 76 109 April 4 9 58 71 May 7 21 49 77 June 7 19 78 104 July 7 19 84 110 August 5 13 61 79 September 7 18 77 102 October 9 22 67 98 November 7 15 66 88 December 5 10 40 55 Annual 75 236 773 1,084 Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968—Sections 1, 2 and 6 (relating to welfare of livestock) January — — 2 2 February — 3 2 5 March — — 7 7 April — 1 2 3 May — — 1 1 June — 2 1 3 July 1 — 4 5 August — — 1 1 September — — — — October — — 2 2 November — — 2 2 December — — 4 4 Annual 1 6 28 35 1 Cannot distinguish between offences involving livestock or other animals, Note:
The statistics of court proceedings are based on returns made by the police to the Home Office and although these include offences where there has been no police involvement, such as those prosecutions instigated by government departments, private organisations and individuals, the reporting of these types of offence is known to be incomplete. Where proceedings involve more than one offence, the table records the principal offence.
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§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThis is a matter for the National Lottery Charities Board. I understand however that it hopes to begin making grants towards the end of this year.