Skip to main content

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


National Lottery

I suggest that the Secretary of State do the math, as they say in the United States. If one adds up the amount put into grass-roots sport this year from both Government spending and the lottery, it comes to £135 million less than in 1997. Grass-roots sport has suffered, and it will suffer even more. The impact of the cuts in additional spending made this afternoon alone—£70 million—is £108,000 per constituency, which is equivalent to one floodlit multi-use games area or 100 m grass pitch in the constituency of every single Member of this House.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
470 c819-20 
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