§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what procedures he proposes that lottery funding bodies should adopt to take account of public opinion when considering grant applications; and if he will make a statement. [15605]
§ Mr. BanksIn the White Paper "The People's Lottery" we announced our intention to ensure that lottery money is spent according to a strategy which reflects distributors' assessment of need in their sectors. These strategies should take account of public opinion. It is for distributors to determine the means by which they intend to assess public opinion and reflect it in their strategies.