§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list those Government initiatives which(a) have been and (b) have been proposed to be funded by the National Lottery. [34962]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 17 March 1998]: I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Minister for Sport gave on 9 March 1998, Official Report, column 23. My hon. Friend made clear that Lottery money will not fund Government spending programmes. The initiatives to be funded under the new good cause proposed in the National Lottery Bill will be determined by Order subject to the affirmative resolution procedure in both Houses of Parliament. Subject to the approval of Parliament, the first three initiatives will support healthy living centres; out of school hours activities, including childcare; and the provision of information and communications technology training for serving teachers and librarians. These initiatives were widely welcomed and supported in the responses to the White Paper, "The People's Lottery" (CM3709).