§ Mr. MaudeTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will estimate the amount of money to be allocated to the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts during the lifetime of the current National Lottery operating licence. [36067]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts will receive an initial endowment of £200 million from the National Lottery Distribution Fund. I have no current plans to make any further endowment to NESTA during the lifetime of the current operating licence.