§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money has been allocated to good causes each year since the inception of the National Lottery. [79239]
§ Mr. Banks[holding answer 29 March 1999]: The table shows total income for the good causes (including interest) by calender year since the inception of the National Lottery:
Year £ 19941 82,605,591 1995 1,342,426,919 1996 1,591,480,120 1997 1,865,661,561 1998 1,955,875,555 1 The first National Lottery draw took place on November 1994.