§ David WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what level of Lottery grant money has been provided to organisations in Telford since 1997. [136882]
§ Estelle MorrisSince 1 January 1997, £14,163,229 has been allocated to 194 projects in the constituency of Telford.
This is derived from the Department's Awards Database, which is based on information supplied by the distributing bodies.
§ David WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what resources have been raised by the National Lottery for charitable purposes in Telford; and what money has been allocated to local projects there. [136883]
§ Estelle MorrisSince the start of the Lottery, £16,889,359 has been allocated to 214 projects in the constituency of Telford.
This is derived from the Department's Awards Database, which is based on information supplied by the distributing bodies.
Information about National Lottery ticket sales is not broken down by constituency, but the National Lottery Commission is able to provide information about sales broken down by postcode area. I shall write to my hon. Friend with it as soon as possible, placing copies of my letter in the Libraries both Houses.
There is only an indirect link between ticket sales and money available for charitable purposes. Unclaimed prizes and interest earned are two factors that influence the overall amount of money available to the good causes. For this reason it is not possible to specify money for good causes as having come from particular area, geographical or otherwise.