§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of Lottery funding has been spent on(a) health, (b) education and (c) environmental projects; and if she will make a statement. [162908]
§ Estelle MorrisOne third of Lottery money for good causes is distributed by the New Opportunities Fund (NOF), which makes grants to health, education and environment projects. Of the money distributed by NOF, the approximate breakdown between health, education and environment projects as at February 2004 was as follows:
Percentage of overall committed funding Percentage of overall payments (i.e. spend) Health 29 22 Education 57 65 Environment 14 13 Data on grants made by other National Lottery distributors to projects with a health, education and environment dimension are not collected.