HC Deb 16 January 2001 vol 361 c131W
Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much has been paid out in grants in total, from Lottery funds, to(a) London and (b) Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St. Helens in (i) cash terms and (ii) as a percentage of the United Kingdom total. [145194]

Kate Hoey

The table shows the amounts paid to Lottery projects in London and in Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St. Helens in cash terms and as a percentage of all awards. This information has been taken from my Department's National Lottery awards database, using information provided by the National Lottery distributing bodies.

National Lottery awards made to the areas of London, Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St. Helens since the Lottery began, by local authority
Region/local authority National Lottery grant totals awarded in cash terms (£) Percentage of the United Kingdom total
London 2,356,719,474 25
Liverpool 121,368,909 1.3
Wirral 15,489,349 0.2
Sefton 14,894,452 0.2
Knowsley 10,319,142 0.1
St. Helens 16,785,298 0.2
Total1 168,538,008 2.0
1 Total for Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St. Helens