HL Deb 11 March 2004 vol 658 cc194-5WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the proposed percentage contribution from the existing sports lottery distributors towards the estimated £340 million which is to be top-sliced from them to meet the cost of elite sport and associated sports investment for the 2012 London Olympic Games. [HL1678]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The £340 million is to be used to maximise the UK-wide opportunities for sport that hosting the Olympics and Paralympics can bring, both in athletes' success and in sports investment. It will not be top-sliced from sports lottery distributors. They will decide how it is spent. We shall shortly be discussing with them what their contributions will be.