§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how the proposed out-of-school clubs are to be funded; and if he will specify the percentage of funding coming from each source. [34170]
§ Mr. BanksSubject to the passing of the National Lottery Bill, the New Opportunities Fund will allocate £400 million from the new Lottery good causes to the out-of-school hours activities initiative. Of this, £180 million will be directed towards out-of-school hours learning activities and £220 million will support out-of-school child care, including £20 million for integrated childcare and education schemes. The New Opportunities Fund, like other Lottery distributors, will seek a partnership contribution from applicants for projects, but this will be flexible and will take account of applicants' ability to obtain such support.
The Government are, separately, making available an additional £80 million for child care from Exchequer sources: £30 million from receipts from the windfall tax and £50 million from the Out-of-School Child care initiative1.
1In England only.