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Written question asked by Hugh Robertson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 June 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 June 2007. It was answered by Richard Caborn (Labour) on Monday, 25 June 2007 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


National Lottery: Sports

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was distributed to sports clubs (a) to pay Lottery awards and (b) to meet administrative costs by each of the five sports Lottery distributors in 2006-07.
Answer

The total funds drawn-down by the five sports Lottery distributors in 2006-07 were, subject to audit, as follows:

£ million
Sport England 121.400
Sports Council Northern Ireland 7.976
sportscotland 21.898
UK Sport 46.852
Sports Council for Wales 10.649

Of the funds drawn-down by the distributors, the following amounts were spent on meeting Lottery administration costs:

£ million
Sport England 19.929
Sports Council Northern Ireland 0.663
sportscotland 3.502
UK Sport 1.842
Sports Council for Wales 1.502

It should be noted however that there is no common definition of Lottery administration costs. As such the figures provided cannot be directly compared."Drawdown figures (rounded)—Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport""Administration cost figures—Source: Sports Councils"


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
145082; 462 c48-9W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
National Lottery Sports
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk