§ Nick HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the administrative costs as a percentage of National Lottery income for each of the National Lottery distributing bodies in the most recent year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement. [59304]
§ Mr. CabornThe following table shows estimated administration costs for each of the lottery distributing bodies for the year ended 31 March 2002 as a percentage of their total income from the National Lottery Distribution Fund. The figures have not been audited and may be subject to material adjustments prior to inclusion in the respective lottery distributor's final accounts.
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Distributing body Total income 2001–02 (£) Estimated administration cost (£) Percentage of total income Arts Council of England 207,764,720 20,500,000 9.86 Heritage Lottery Fund 320,101,846 17,824,000 5.56 Millennium Commission 123,760,548 10,800,000 8.72 Film Council1 36,272,469 5,600,000 15.43 Scottish Arts Council 23,451,472 2,487,605 10.60 Scottish Sports Council 25,739,278 1,805,202 7.01 Arts Council of Wales 15,153,184 1,476,000 9.74 UK Sports Council 25,614,740 1,406,073 5.48 Sports Council for Wales 14,171,443 928,000 6.54 Sports Council for Northern Ireland 8,004,237 558,346 6.97 Arts Council of Northern Ireland 9,208,707 512,530 5.56 Scottish Screen 3,368,609 236,000 7.00 1 The Film Council recouped some £4.7 million in 2001–02 giving it a total lottery income of some £41 million, meaning that administration costs were 13.66 per cent. of total income.