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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Thursday, 25 October 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 (named day). It was answered by Tracey Crouch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 October 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.


Big Lottery Fund

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2018 to Question 180106, what the size is of the grant for each recipient named.

Answer

The National Lottery raises over £1.6 Billion a year for good cause projects across the UK. 40% of this funding is distributed for Big Lottery Fund.

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest funder of community activity in the UK. It funds both large and small charities across every community in the UK.Every year, around 90% of its awards to community projects are for £10,000 or less.

On the attached sheet are the top 30 recipients of the largest grants given by the Big Lottery Fund in each of the last 10 years, and the total size of the grant for each recipient.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183875
Session
2017-19
Attachment
The top 30 recipients of the largest grants
Related items
Big Lottery Fund
Monday, 22 October 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Grants Big Lottery Fund
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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