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Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 June 2009. It was answered by Sion Simon (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


National Lottery: Merseyside

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of Lottery funding has been allocated to organisations in (a) Merseyside and (b) Crosby in each of the last five years; and which organisations received such funding.
Answer

The following table shows the value of lottery grants awarded to organisations in Merseyside and Crosby in the same years, along with the total amount of lottery grants awarded in the last five years. Merseyside is taken to be the boroughs of Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral.

£
2004-05
Total lottery money awarded 1,631,700,181
Total lottery money to Merseyside 40,285,448
Total lottery money to Crosby 350,989
2005-06
Total lottery money awarded 1,249,237,162
Total lottery money to Merseyside 21,783,707
Total lottery money to Crosby 155,174
2006-07
Total lottery money awarded 969,785,678
Total lottery money to Merseyside 31,383,133
Total lottery money to Crosby 123,348
2007-08
Total lottery money awarded 1,550,673,214
Total lottery money to Merseyside 23,624,868
Total lottery money to Crosby 649,309
2008-09
Total lottery money awarded 920,814,373
Total lottery money to Merseyside 20,194,869
Total lottery money to Crosby 127,807

These statistics have been prepared using the Department's lottery grants database. The database is searchable at:"www.lottery.culture.gov.uk"and uses information on lottery grants supplied by the lottery distributors.I have arranged for a list to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses of organisations in Merseyside and Crosby that received lottery awards in those years.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
495 c124-5W; 282524
Session
2008-09
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2009-2735
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Grants National Lottery Merseyside
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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