§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what is her current estimate of the total allocation of national lottery proceeds for the Millennium Commission; and if she will give a regional breakdown of the allocations made so far from the Millennium Commission. [38762]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 23 October 1995]: The Millennium Commission receives a fifth of the allocation for the good causes. As at Friday 20 October, the Millennium Commission's allocation stood at £223.9 million.
53WThe regional breakdown for the 81 Millennium Commission awards to date is as follows:
Region Amount £ Number of Awards London 2,200,000.00 1 North West 3,882,000.00 6 North East — 0 Yorkshire and Humberside 52,112,000.00 5 Eastern 279,890.00 2 East Midlands 2,286,000.00 4 West Midlands 1,980,000.00 3 South West 500,000.00 1 South East 40,466,000.00 2 Merseyside 1,500,000.00 1 Scotland 6,607,980.00 47 Wales 11,941,000.00 7 Northern Ireland — 0 UK Wide 51,780,000.00 2 Totals 175,534,870.00 81