§ The Earl of Sandwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will reconsider the response of Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 27 October to the question whether agricultural charities could benefit from lottery funding (H.L. Deb., col. 1815) in view of the growing demands on various agricultural charities and other societies helping farmers. [HL3631]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe Government have no plans to make agriculture a Lottery good cause. However, agricultural charities and other groups helping farmers can apply to the Lottery distributors for funding where their projects are appropriate to these good causes. All Lottery distributors have funded projects that benefit farmers indirectly, for example, by providing or improving facilities serving rural communities.