§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the grants awarded by the national lottery to organisations in(a) Crewe and Nantwich and (b) Cheshire. [36384]
§ Mr. SproatTo date, nine awards totalling £759,594 have been made to organisations in Crewe and Nantwich. Seventy-one awards, totalling £7,567,292 have been made to organisations in Cheshire. The information is as follows:
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Lottery Awards in Cheshire Body Award date Recipient Location Amount £ Charity 11 August 1996 Halton West Bank Community Association Widnes 169,900.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Cheshire Deaf Society Northwich 121,510.00 Sports 6 June 1995 Deeside Ramblers Hockey Club Tarporley 117,876.00 Sports 5 September 1995 Bollington Leisure Services Macclesfield 116,397.00 Sports 16 May 1995 Moore Rugby Union FC Warrington 115,599.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Birchwood YMCA Warrington 115,458.00 Heritage 23 November 1996 Warrington Museum and Art Gallery Warrington 111,000.00 Arts 15 November 1995 Chester in Concert Chester 95,000.00 Sports 9 January 1995 Nantwich Cricket Club Nantwich 90,000.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Sail Training Ass.—Merseyside and Deeside Branch Parkgate 89,636.00 Sports 7 November 1995 Lymm Rugby Football Club Lymm 87,395.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Macclesfield Council for Voluntary Service Macclesfield 84,523.00 Arts 2 April 1996 Action Transport Theatre South Wirral 81,718.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Ellesmere Port and Neston Citizen's Advice Bureau Ellesmere Port 72,283.00 Sports 6 October 1995 Macclesfield Lawn Tennis Club Macclesfield 72,260.00 Sports 9 January 1995 Middlewich Town Youth FC Middlewich 69,500.00 Charity 11 August 1996 The Blacon Project Blacon 68,722.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Merseyside and Cheshire Alcohol Services Crewe 62,196.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Chester Womens Aid Chester 60,100.00 Arts 11 October 1995 Ghost Drum and Bugle Corps. Chester 57,796.00 Sports 6 October 1995 Rode Cricket Club Stoke on Trent 53,699.00 Sports 2 April 1996 Warrington District Rifle and Pistol Club Warrington 45,860.00 Sports 7 November1995 Warrington Borough Council Warrington 45,500.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Halton and District Womens Aid Association Widnes 41,511.00 Arts 15 November1995 Warrington Borough Council Warrington 40,000.00 Arts 15 May 1996 United Norwest Co operatives Normid 2000 Brass Band Cheshire 36,699.00 Heritage 21 May 1996 Chester City Council Chester 35,800.00 Sports 20 November1995 Padgate Sports Association Warrington 33,281.00 Sports 14 May 1996 Cheshire County Council (Penketh High School) Warrington 32,500.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Cestrian Venture Scout Unit Runcorn 30,000.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Northwich Gingerbread Group Northwich 29,444.00 Arts 13 September 1995 Lions Youth Brass Band Crewe 25,000.00 Sports 16 April 1996 Bunbury Cricket Club Tarporly 23,560.00 Arts 15 May 1996 Freshmen Drum and Bugle Corps. Padgate 23,204.00 Sports 10 May 1995 Macclesfield Tennis Club Macclesfield 22.200.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Warrington Sea Cadet Corps. Warrington 21,650.00
Lottery Awards in Cheshire Body Award date Recipient Location Amount £ Charity 11 August 1996 Winsford Youth Forum Winsford 20,750.00 Charity 11 August 1996 230 (Congleton) Squadron A.T.C. Congleton 16,500.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Our Community Association Crewe 16,427.00 Sports 10 May 1995 Davenham Cricket Club Northwich 16,310.00 Arts 11 October 1995 Frodsham Silver Band Frodsham 15,000.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Vale Royal Disability Access And Information Service Tatton 14,728.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Windmill Hill Under Fives Playgroup Runcorn 11,934.00 Sports 7 August 1995 Oakmere Cricket Club Northwich 11,396.00 Arts 21 February 1996 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Ellesmere Port 10,800.00 Sports 12 March 1996 Toft Cricket Club Knutsford 10,564.00 Arts 15 May 1996 Radio Lion, Chester's Hospital Radio Chester 10,000.00 Sports 12 March 1996 Winsford Flash Sailing Club Winsford 9,930.00 Sports 8 August 1995 Crewe Rollers BMX Club Crewe 9,412.00 Sports 13 September 1995 Upton Parish Council Chester 7,000.00 Sports 8 August 1995 Warrington Borough Council (Great Sankey Leisure Centre) Warrington 4,500.00 Charity 11 August 1996 12th Halton Guides Runcorn 3,171.00 Sports 9 May 1995 Mobberley Cricket Club Mobberley 2,524.00 Charity 11 August 1996 Eyewitness Theatre Company Warrington 2,000.00 Charity 11 August 1996 3rd Thelwall (All Saints) Guide Company Warrington 1,560.00 Charity 11 August 1996 3rd South-West Cheshire Wolverton Scout Group Crewe 1,000.00 Total (71 awards) 7,567,292.00
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) what steps she has taken to maintain public confidence in the fairness and random selection of numbers in the national lottery; [34080]
(2) if she will place in the Library copies of the correspondence and representations which her Department has received from the independent auditor of the national lottery; [34083]
(3) what analysis her Department has made of the patterns of the numbers drawn in the national lottery in each week of its operation so far; and if she will place a copy of that analysis in the Library. [34085]
§ Mr. Sproat[holding answer 24 June 1996]: This is an operational matter for Oflot. I have therefore asked the Director-General of the national lottery to write to the hon. Member and to place copies of his response in the Library of the House.