HC Deb 21 November 1996 vol 285 cc642-4W
Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the number of projects which have received funding from the national lottery since its inception and (b) the number of projects currently under consideration by the national lottery for funding in (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales. [3864]

Mr. Sproat

To date, the national lottery distributing bodies have awarded a total of £2,421,238,117 to 10,681 projects. Applications currently under consideration by the distributing bodies are as follows:

Name of distributing body Number of applications under consideration
England
Sports Council for England 1,393
Arts Council for England 220
Millennium Commission 28
Heritage Lottery Fund 947
National Lottery Charities Board 7,222
Total 9,810
Scotland
Scottish Sports Council 487
Scottish Arts Council 129
Millennium Commission 1
Heritage Lottery Fund 116
National Lottery Charities Board 1,125
Total 1,858
Wales
Arts Council of Wales 208
Sports Council of Wales 194
Millennium Commission 0
Heritage Lottery Fund 87
National Lottery Charities Board 1,057
Total 1,546

Ms. Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the number of projects in Northern Ireland which have received funding from the proceeds of the national lottery since its inception and (b) the number of projects from Northern Ireland currently under consideration for funding by the national lottery. [3843]

Mr. Sproat

To date, the national lottery distributing bodies have awarded a total of £44,457,207 to 624 projects in Northern Ireland. Applications currently under consideration by the distributing bodies, in Northern Ireland, are as follows:

Northern Ireland
Name of distributing body Number of applications under consideration
Arts Council of Northern Ireland 178
sports Council for Northern Ireland 153
Millennium Commission 6
Heritage Lottery Fund 41
National Lottery Charities Board 324
Total 702

Ms Mowlam

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the number of projects which have been given funding by the Millennium Commission and (b) the number of projects currently under consideration by the Millennium Commission, for (i) England, (ii) Scotland and (iii) Wales. [3845]

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

This is a matter for the Millennium Commission. I shall write to the hon. Member in my capacity as chairman of the commission and place copies of my reply in the Libraries of the House.