§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the largest amount of National Lottery money is that has been awarded to an organisation since its inception. [154292]
§ Estelle MorrisThe organisation which has received the most Lottery money is the New Millennium Experience Company Ltd. It received five grants to a value of £628 million, of which £603 million was drawn upon.
§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many organisations in Southend, West who have applied for National Lottery funding have had their application turned down; and on what grounds these decisions were made. [154293]
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§ Estelle MorrisThis Department has never collected comprehensive information on either the number or value of applications for Lottery grants received by the Distributing Bodies.
Decisions on Lottery grants are made at arm's length from Government and are matters for those organisations.