§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to his oral answer to the right hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Brooke) on 1 June 1998,Official Report, column 11, when he expects to conclude discussions about National Lottery funding for English tourism; and what representations he has received on this subject. [44631]
§ Mr. Tom Clarke[holding answer 8 June 1998]: Discussions on all subjects relating to the comprehensive spending review will be completed in the summer.
The National Lottery has provided, and will continue to provide, significant funding for projects in England which will benefit tourism. We received responses from
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£million Country 1992–3 1993–4 1994–56 1995–6 1996–7 1997–8 Total Benin 3.77 — 3.83 — — — 7.6 Bolivia 3.56 — 3.74 5.79 — — 13.09 Burkina Faso — — 0.57 — 0.56 — 1.13 Egypt — — 70.79 — 96.23 4.22 171.24 Ethiopia — — — — — 2.32 2.32 Guyana — — — — — 72.25 72.25 Mali — — — — 7.06 — 7.06 Mauritania — — — 0.39 0.08 — 0.47 Mozambique — — — — — 0.79 0.79 Nicaragua 0.4 — 0.4 — — — 0.8 Niger — — — — 0.06 0.13 0.18 Poland — — 346.24 — — — 346.24 Senegal 0.03 — 0.18 0.08 0.03 — 0.33 Tanzania 17.6 — 19.01 — — 0.76 37.36 Togo — — — 1.76 1.98 0.49 4.23 Uganda — — — 6.05 — — 6.05 Vietnam — — 5.84 — — 5.84 Yemen — — — — 6.26 — 6.26 Zambia — — — — 6.65 0.28 6.93 Total 25.36 0 450.59 14.07 118.9 81 24 690.16 several organisations in the tourism industry to our proposals to reform the Lottery, which were set out in the White Paper, The People's Lottery.