HC Deb 27 April 2004 vol 420 cc899-901W
Jim Dobbin

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Heywood and Middleton in each year since 1997. [168526]

Estelle Morris

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

Financial year Amount (£)
1999–2000 28,908
2000–01 114,626
2001–02 177,650
2002–03 985,250
2003–04 1,303,133

The information is freely available from the Department's searchable Lottery award database at www.lottery.culture.gsi.gov.uk, which uses information supplied by the Lottery distributors.

James Purnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money from the New Opportunities Fund was allocated to Stalybridge and Hyde in each year since 1997. [168748]

Estelle Morris

The New Opportunities Fund began making grants in 1999. The awards to Stalybridge and Hyde are shown in the following table.

Financial year Amount(£)
2000–01 50,000
2001–02 5,500
2002–03 1,860,007
2003–04 139,689

The information is freely available from the Department's searchable Lottery award database at www.lottery.culture.gsi.gov.uk, which uses information supplied by the Lottery distributors.