HC Deb 24 July 2000 vol 354 c415W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of lottery ticket receipts has been spent in the Ribble Valley through the National Lottery Charities Board in each year since 1994. [131658]

Kate Hoey

The proportion of total National Lottery ticket sales awarded by the National Lottery Charities Board (NLCB) in the Ribble Valley constituency is shown in the table. The figures for NLCB awards in the Ribble Valley constituency are taken from my Department's National Lottery Awards Database, based on data provided by the Lottery distribution bodies.

Financial Year NLCB awards in Ribble Valley constituency (£) Total National Lottery ticket sales (£ million) Proportion of total receipt awarded in Ribble Valley constituency by NLCB (percentage)
1994–95 1,191 0.0000
1995–96 24,836 5,217 0.0004
1996–97 343,930 4,723 0.0072
1997–98 378,641 5,514 0.0068
1998–99 335,770 5,228 0.0064
1999–2000 835,019 5,094 0.0163
Total 1,918,196 26,967 0.0071