§ Mr. Russell BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list, for each year since the introduction of the National Lottery,(a) the percentage of income derived from sales in Scotland and (b) the percentage of charitable awards paid to Scottish-based voluntary organisations and charities. [89659]
§ Mr. Banks[holding answer 2 July 1999]: Total National Lottery ticket sales to date have reached £21 billion, of which sales in Scotland account for £1.6 billion (7.8 per cent. of ticket sales). Registered charities in Scotland have received 9.1 per cent. of all 386W awards going to registered charities in the UK. Awards to voluntary organisations are not separately identified. The following table sets out the position in each year.
Shares for Scotland Percentage Ticket sales for Scotland as percentage of the sales Scotland total awarded to registered charities as a percentage of awards to all charities 1 April 1994 to 31 March 1995 7.9 15.2 1 April 1995 to 31 March 1996 7.8 8.2 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 7.7 11.3 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 7.7 7.8 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 8.1 8.6 Total 7.8 9.1