§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of Treasury receipts resulting from national lottery grants to fund capital building projects; and if he will make a statement. [7999]
§ Mr. DarlingThe Treasury has not received any grants from the national lottery and no estimate has been made of tax paid by other recipients of lottery grants. It would be difficult to identify those receipts that arose purely from lottery grants. Receipts of lottery duty from November 1994 to date, however, total £1,446,434,000.