HL Deb 15 November 2004 vol 666 cc116-7WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will quantify the lottery funding that has been distributed by the regional sports bodies to date, with the figures broken down for each region. [HL4733]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

Regional sports boards have had responsibility for decisions on community-level lottery funding since the start of the 2004–05 financial year. Decisions made on lottery funding awards up to 31 October 2004 in each region are as follows:

Award decisions (£)
East Region 4,904,219
East Midlands Region 7,219,068
London Region 7,021,300
North East Region 9,118,850
North West Region 14,312,571
South East Region 8,769,459
South West Region 7,613,193
West Midlands Region 6,612,049
Yorkshire Region 6,636,470
Total 72,207,179

Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What percentage of Sport England grant-in-aid and sports lottery funding will be delivered through each of the regional sports boards and the regional offices of Sport England. [HL4774]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

In 2004–05, of Sport England's total lottery funding of £160 million, 73 per cent (approximately £117 million) will be delivered through its regional sports boards. Of Sport England's total Exchequer funding of £73 million, 23 per cent will be delivered through its regional sports boards (approximately £17 million). These figures include the administrative costs associated with the regional offices. The funding is distributed between the regional sports boards as follows:

Funding to nearest £ million
East 10
East Midlands 16
London 14
North East 13
North West 28
South East 16
South West 11
West Midlands 14
Yorkshire 10
Total 132