§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total value of lottery ticket sales in the Twickenham constituency has been since the National Lottery began. [15313]
§ Mr. CabornInformation on National Lottery ticket sales by constituency is not routinely collected. Camelot did, however, conduct a one-off exercise to calculate ticket sales by constituency early in 2000. At that time, cumulative ticket sales in Twickenham from the start of the Lottery were £35.4 million.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many(a) tennis clubs, (b) football clubs, (c) cricket clubs and (d) rugby clubs have received Lottery awards in each year since the National Lottery began. [16166]
§ Mr. CabornLottery awards have been made to the following number of tennis, football, cricket and rugby clubs in each year since the lottery began:
directions and recent coalfields initiatives by Government and distributors, this figure increased to 93 awards, worth over £1.3 million.
The proportion of grants going to coalfield areas as a whole has increased by a third since the reforms.