§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) at the end of each financial year from establishment of the fund to the latest date for which figures are available, how much lottery money was held and not committed to projects by(a) the new opportunities fund, (b) the heritage lottery fund, (c) the Millennium Commission, (d) UK Sport, (e) Sport England, (f) the Community Fund, (g) the Arts Council of England and (h) the Film Council; [18167]
(2) what level of funds unallocated to good causes has been held by each of the lottery fund distributors in each of the past five years; what percentage of their total balance this represented in each year; and if she will make a statement; [17946]
(3) if she will list the amount of lottery money held and uncommitted that has been carried forward at the end of each financial year, from establishment of the fund to the latest date for which figures are available by (a) the New opportunities fund, (b) the heritage lottery fund, (c) the Millennium Commission, (d) UK Sport, (e) Sport England, (f) the Community Fund, (g) the Arts Council of England and (h) the Film Council. [18169]
§ Mr. CabornThis information is not readily available and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as the statistics have been collated, placing copies of my letter in the Libraries of both Houses.
§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) what the average period was between a project being approved for lottery funding and first payment being made to the project, for each of the Lottery distribution bodies in the last 12 months, and if she will make a statement; [18245]
(2) what recent representations she has received concerning delays between the approval of projects by lottery distributors and the eventual transfer of funds; and if she will make a statement; [18246]
(3) what the average level of allocated, but unspent, funds has been for each of the lottery fund distributors at the end of the financial year in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement; [18247]
(4) pursuant to her answer of 19 November 2001, Official Report, column 21W, on the National Lottery, how much money which is not committed to specific projects has been held by the National Lottery 797W Distribution Fund at the end of each financial year since the National Lottery's inception; what proportion of the NLDF's total balance at the end of each year this sum constituted; and if she will make a statement. [18244]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 26 November 2001]: This information is not readily available. I will however, write to the hon. Member as soon as the statistics have been collated, placing copies of my letter in the Libraries of both Houses.