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Proceeding contribution from Robert Key (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 January 2008. It occurred during Legislative debate on National Lottery.


National Lottery

While the Secretary of State is talking about existing commitments being cancelled, can I remind him of the Stonehenge fiasco? The heritage sector has lost hundreds of millions of pounds in value through the Government's decision to cancel the project—including the cancellation of the visitor centre. Not one penny has been promised to provide a new visitor centre or to substitute for the grand plan that has now been shattered by the Government. The heritage sector always seems to lose out whereas the Olympic sector gets bigger and bigger. I hope that he will not forget that when he cites the recognition by Lord Bruce-Lockhart that the £7 million or whatever is welcome. It is not doing the cultural heritage of our country any good to see money leaking away from the lottery all the time.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
470 c813 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Finance Lotteries National Lottery Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund Olympic Games 2012
Legislation
Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2008
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk