§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update his answer to the hon. Member for Oxford, East (Mr. Smith) of 12 December 1994,Official Report, columns 443–44 on the national lottery, by providing equivalent figures for the years 1996–97 to 1999–2000. [20557]
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 18 March 1997]: The table provides the Budget projections of payments into and out of the national lottery distribution fund.
National lottery distribution fund—forecast income and expenditure (all figures £ million) Year Income Expenditure 1996–97 1,541 600 1997–98 1,400 1,200 1998–99 1,470 1,500 1999–2000 1,540 1,800