§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the(a) health and (b) education projects that have been funded from the National Lottery in each of the last two years; and how much each has received. [123634]
§ Kate HoeyLottery funding for health and education projects is primarily distributed through the New Opportunities Fund, although some awards made by other302W distributors, such as Sport England, the Arts Council and the National Lottery Charities Board, will certainly have educational or health benefits.
Over the past two years, the New Opportunities Fund has made nearly 1,000 separate awards distributing £75 million to its educational and health programmes. These awards have included nearly £65 million to 980 out of school hours child care and learning schemes, and £10 million to create six Healthy Living Centres. The Fund is about to begin distributing to NHS Trusts over £90 million worth of equipment for detecting and treating cancer.
I have asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to write to the hon. Member with full details of all of the health and education awards. Copies of this letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.