§ 24. Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the Sports Council's Lottery grants have been directed to the council's priority areas. [72116]
§ Mr. BanksSince the introduction of the Lottery Sports Fund, over £880 million has been awarded to over 2,700 projects. Of these, over 400 grants have 535W been made to areas of identified deprivation, totalling over £240 million. This accounts for 15 per cent. of all awards and 27 per cent. of the total amount awarded.