HC Deb 22 April 2004 vol 420 c581W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Burnley in each year since 1997. [167901]

Estelle Morris

The New Opportunities Fund began making grants in 1999. The awards to Burnley are shown in the table.

Financial year £
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000 38,000
2000–01 286,877
2001–02 872,209
2002–03 1,466,891
2004–03 220,000
Total 2,883,977

The information is derived from the Department's Lottery award database, which uses information provided by the Lottery distributors.

Mr. Hendrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Preston in each year since 1997. [168142]

Estelle Morris

The New Opportunities Fund began making grants in 1999. The awards to Preston are shown in the table.

Financial year £
1998–99
1999–2000 4,378,682
2000–01 558,009
2001–02 3,068,323
2002–03 2,500,450
2004–03 1,730,044
Total 12,235,508

The information is derived from the Department's Lottery award database, which uses information provided by the Lottery distributors.