HC Deb 23 November 1995 vol 267 c242W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Prime Minister what considerations led him to commit national lottery funds to the development of competitive sport. [1795]

The Prime Minister

National lottery funds are not committed or distributed by the Government. Parliament decided that 20 per cent. of the funds for good causes should go to sport. The sports councils decide how much of that should go to the development of competitive sport.