§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what data he has collated on National Lottery ticket sales by(a) constituency and (b) social class. [95533]
§ Kate HoeyInformation on National Lottery ticket sales by constituency is not available. Ticket sales are only broken down on a geographical basis by television region. Average weekly spend on the Saturday and Wednesday draws between July 1998 and April 1999 is shown in the following table, which was provided by the Lottery operator, Camelot Group plc.
TV Region Average weekly spend by those participating (£) Average percentage participating LWT Carlton 3.55 44 Meridian/South 3.44 48 Anglia 3.08 50 West Country 3.09 49 Wales and West 3.23 51 Central 3.11 50 Granada 3.20 48 Yorkshire 3.37 55 Tyne Tees 3.45 63 Scottish 3.26 52 Ulster 3.00 43 Total 3.29 49
£ billion Good cause Low forecast Medium forecast High forecast Charities 1.88 1.91 1.97 Heritage 1.89 1.92 1.99 Arts 1.85 1.88 1.94 Sports 1.88 1.91 1.98 Millennium Commission (including interest) 2.019 2.019 2.019 New Opportunities Fund 1.16 1.22 1.36 Interest for the period 1 October 1999 to 30 September 2001 0.34 0.35 0.38 Total (including interest) 11.02 11.21 11.64 The income data for the individual Good Causes (except the Millennium Commission) exclude interest for the period from 1 October 1999 to the end of the Licence. It is not possible to calculate the future allocation of interest between the Good Causes, because this will depend on the rate at which the Distributors draw income from the NLDF. The estimated total interest for all the Good Causes from 1 October 1999 to the end of the Licence is shown separately.