HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 c906W
Nick Harvey

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) if she will take steps to improve the levels of Lottery grants to(a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) Wear Valley; [46422]

(2) what appraisal she has made of Lottery funding levels for (a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) Wear Valley; [46420]

(3) if she will discuss with Lottery distributing bodies the level of grants to (a) Barrow-in-Furness and (b) Wear Valley. [46421]

Mr. Caborn

According to the information supplied to us by the distributing bodies for the national lottery awards database, Lottery funding per capita made to date in the Barrow-in-Furness and Wear Valley local authority areas is £144.03 and £89.77 respectively. This compares to a median value of £91.76 per capita for UK local authorities. The Government is committed to ensuring that all areas in the UK benefit from Lottery funding and is working with distributors to achieve this.

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