§ Kate HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much(a)lottery funding and (b)public funds have been allocated to Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [158322]
§ Angela SmithThe Sports Council is responsible for the distribution of funding for sport in Northern Ireland. The total amount of(a)public funds and (b)lottery funding allocated by the Sports Council in each of the last five years is as follows:
£ Public funds 1999–2000 2,406,970 2000–01 4,423,988 2001–02 3,536,324 2002–03 5,276,074 2003–041 7,472,075 Total 23,115,431 Lottery Funding 1999–2000 7,218,436 2000–01 7,585,022 2001–02 8,254,768 2002–03 7,300,142 2003–042 5,111,326 Total 35,469,694 1Estimated to 31 March 2004 21 April 2003 to 31 January 2004