HC Deb 27 June 1995 vol 262 cc598-9W
Mr. George Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if grants made under the auspices of the national lottery can be used for matching purposes for grants made to organisations and projects by government departments. [30998]

Mr. Iain Sproat

Grants from national lottery proceeds are made by 11 independent distributing bodies in response to individual applications. Applicants are required to provide an element of partnership funding which can come from a variety of sources, including public funding.

Mr. Hardy

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what has been the total cost of the establishment and administration of the national lottery and the related scratch card competition to date; and what proportion of the income this represents. [30026]

Mr. Dorrell

[holding answer 22 June 1995]: Total costs associated with the establishment of the national lottery fall (a) to Camelot Group plc, (b) to the Office of the National Lottery, (c) to my Department and (d) to lottery distributors.

Details of costs incurred by Camelot Group plc are a matter for Camelot. I have asked the Director General of the National Lottery to write to the hon. Gentleman with information about the costs of establishing and administering Oflot and to place copies of his response in the Library of the House.

The cost of setting up and administration of the national lottery distribution branch, within the Department of National Heritage, was £247,000 to 31 March 1995. This cost was met from the national lottery distribution fund. Other costs of national lottery division were met from the Department's administration vote. For the year ending 31 March 1995, these come to approximately £251,000.

Funds drawn down from the NLDF by the 11 lottery distributors to cover administration costs totalled £5.049 million for the period to 31 March 1995.

Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what percentage of the revenues collected from ticket sales for the national lottery came from outlets in Wales. [28123]

Mr. Dorrell

Figures are not currently available for the individual countries of the United Kingdom. I have asked the Director General of the National Lottery to write to the hon. Gentleman to explain the position more fully.