House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 9 Nov 1998 (pt 18)

Millennium Projects

21. Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in what ways millennium projects will benefit people in the north-west. [57263]

Mr. Chris Smith: Millennium Commission capital projects in the North-West have been awarded grant totalling almost £115 million.

These projects are creating opportunities for employment, education, entertainment and tourism which will benefit individuals and communities across the whole of the North-West region for many years to come. In addition 327 people in the North-West are taking part in Millennium Award schemes.

It is expected that some 40,000 individuals around the country will receive Millennium Awards.

Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how much partnership funding has been secured, and how much remains to be secured, for each of the following millennium projects (a) Bristol 2000, (b) British Museum Great Court, (c) Changing Places, (d) Dynamic Earth, (e) Earth Centre, (f) Eden Project, (g) Hampden Park Stadium, (h) International Centre for Life, (i) Lowry Centre, (j) Millennium Link, (k) Millennium Point, (l) Millennium Seedbank, (m) Millennium Stadium, (n) National Botanic Gardens of Wales, (o) National Discovery Park, (p) National Cycle Network, (q) National Space Science Centre, (r) New Technopolis, (s) Odyssey Park, (t) Remaking the Heart of the City, (u) Renaissance

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of Portsmouth Harbour, (v) Tate Gallery of Modern Art and (w) University of the Highlands and Islands Project; [58958]

(2) what is the outstanding amount of marketing funding required to complete the landmark projects sponsored to date by the Millennium Commission. [58860]

Mr. Chris Smith: These are matters for the Millennium Commission. I will reply to the hon. Member in my capacity as Chairman of the Commission, and place copies of my reply in the Libraries of the House.

National Lottery

22. Ms Buck: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in what ways the national lottery will benefit millennium award-winners in London. [57265]

Mr. Chris Smith: The Millennium Awards scheme is funded by the National Lottery through the Millennium Commission. To date 244 individuals in London have been awarded a total of £750,000 towards schemes to: popularise science; attend Summer University; improve the environment; and promote understanding of mental illness.

It is expected that some 40,000 individuals around the country will receive Millennium Awards.

26. Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what action his Department is taking to ensure (a) communities and (b) individuals are made aware of the availability of lottery funds for communities eligible for small grants; and if he will make a statement. [57269]

Mr. Banks: We are working with the Lottery distributors on a new leaflet to highlight the availability of Lottery funding. It will publicise the one-stop shop scheme for small community grants which distributors in England are planning to introduce in the East Midlands on 18 November and extend to the rest of England next spring. The scheme will also be publicised at a conference which the Department is running in Barnsley on 10 November to explore how Lottery funding can help to regenerate coalfield communities.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority area in Scotland, of the grants awarded for each National Lottery good cause. [58294]

Mr. Banks: To date 4,710 awards worth a total of £497,705,355 have been made in Scotland. A breakdown by Scottish local authorities for each good cause is in the following table.

Awards information is also available on the Lottery website at www.lottery.culture.gov.uk.

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National Lottery Awards for Scotland breakdown by Local Authority and Good Cause

Good Cause

Local Authority Data Arts Charity Heritage Millennium Sports Grand Total

Aberdeen City Total Value £1,056,852 £3,632,221 £882,507 -- £2,760,083 £8,331,663

No. of Awards 11 74 6 0 13 104

Aberdeenshire Total Value £452,202 £1,749,707 £10,817,693 £327,104 £4,089,586 £17,436,292

No. of Awards 14 132 7 1 39 193

Angus Total Value £208,036 £1,130,599 £30,300 -- £137,610 £1,506,545

No. of Awards 6 72 2 0 7 87

Argyll and Bute Total Value £243,654 £1,238,104 £1,593,000 -- £2,103,779 £5,178,537

No. of Awards 5 91 4 0 21 121

City of Edinburgh Total Value £13,387,525 £23,097,475 £44,571,300 £32,839,845 £4,029,065 £117,925,210

No. of Awards 97 308 50 4 23 482

City of Glasgow Total Value £23,981,932 £15,957,965 £24,150,607 £68,802,773 £19,191,738 £152,085,015

No. of Awards 90 338 28 6 40 502

Clackmannanshire Total Value £6,000 £1,798,473 £122,100 -- £166,391 £2,092,964

No. of Awards 1 38 2 0 3 44

Dumfries and Galloway Total Value 1,693,580 £2,917,610 £294,893 £547,000 £1,751,365 £7,204,448

No. of Awards 18 214 6 1 29 268

Dundee City Total Value £7,766,380 £2,089,598 £2,349,679 -- £3,626,250 £15,831,907

No. of Awards 9 77 9 0 5 100

East Ayrshire Total Value £60,380 £1,166,828 £111,900 -- £104,982 £1,444,090

No. of Awards 3 119 1 0 4 127

East Dunbartonshire Total Value £18,962 £1,570,351 -- -- £461,871 £2,051,184

No. of Awards 3 84 0 0 9 96

East Lothian Total Value £1,247,737 £864,693 £8,406,774 -- £103,389 £10,622,593

No. of Awards 4 45 6 0 7 62

East Renfrewshire Total Value £17,188 £783,113 -- -- £1,654,730 £2,455,031

No. of Awards 2 33 0 0 10 45

Falkirk Total Value £272,522 £1,858,160 £250,000 -- £531,250 £2,911,932

No. of Awards 5 66 1 0 3 75

Fife Total Value £3,548,433 £2,993,892 £1,583,927 £1,793,450 £3,058,128 £12,977,830

No. of Awards 17 205 13 1 18 254

Highland Total Value £3,457,896 £6,145,477 £4,107,598 £33,354,000 £3,893,375 £50,958,346

No. of Awards 35 293 16 1 69 414

Inverclyde Total Value £13,759 £1,957,205 -- -- £509,600 £2,480,564

No. of Awards 2 48 0 0 5 55

Midlothian Total Value £77,068 £364,633 £5,142,764 -- £135,650 £5,720,115

No. of Awards 3 53 11 0 4 71

Moray Total Value £118,990 £1,122,248 £511,729 -- £476,410 £2,229,377

No. of Awards 7 60 3 0 13 83

North Ayrshire Total Value £644,380 £928,944 £228,186 £5,340,037 £1,386,540 £8,528,087

No. of Awards 4 88 2 1 12 107

North Lanarkshire Total Value £623,019 £3,016,957 £704,100 -- £1,263,058 £5,607,134

No. of Awards 8 204 3 0 13 228

Orkney Islands Total Value £649,600 £866,387 £924,613 £3,700,000 £489,750 £6,630,350

No. of Awards 3 37 7 1 4 52

Perth and Kinross Total Value £363,642 £1,736,574 £11,826,130 -- £1,760,609 £15,686,955

No. of Awards 8 111 14 0 19 152

Renfrewshire Total Value £178,694 £1,784,160 1,035,200 -- £482,725 £3,480,779

No. of Awards 6 77 2 0 5 90

Scottish Borders Total Value £33,143 £1,541,926 £60,250 -- £1,290,634 £2,925,953

No. of Awards 1 100 3 0 27 131

Shetland Islands Total Value £5,000 £694,858 £595,457 -- £501,000 £1,796,315

No. of Awards 1 40 6 0 4 51

South Ayrshire Total Value £307,641 £1,450,656 £273,070 -- £996,583 £3,027,950

No. of Awards 5 72 3 0 9 89

South Lanarkshire Total Value £572,372 £2,369,269 £4,567,520 -- £5,129,057 £12,638,218

No. of Awards 10 228 4 0 21 263

Stirling Total Value £333,490 £2,256,166 £1,584,231 -- £1,351,782 £5,525,669

No. of Awards 15 67 3 0 13 98

West Dunbartonshire Total Value £85,500 £1,152,478 £1,563,966 -- £501,725 £3,303,669

No. of Awards 2 70 4 0 2 78

West Lothian Total Value £196,454 £1,258,432 £307,900 -- £1,502,655 £3,265,441

No. of Awards 7 90 2 0 11 110

Western Isles Total Value £135,317 £1,254,992 £1,133,100 -- £1,321,783 £3,845,192

No. of Awards 8 58 4 0 8 78

Total Value £61,757,348 £92,750,151 £129,730,494 £146,704,209 £66,763,153 £497,705,355

Total No. of Awards 410 3,592 222 16 470 4,710

		Good Cause
Local Authority	Data	Arts	Charity	Heritage	Millennium	Sports	Grand Total
Aberdeen City	Total Value	£1,056,852	£3,632,221	£882,507	--	£2,760,083	£8,331,663
	No. of Awards	11	74	6	0	13	104
Aberdeenshire	Total Value	£452,202	£1,749,707	£10,817,693	£327,104	£4,089,586	£17,436,292
	No. of Awards	14	132	7	1	39	193
Angus	Total Value	£208,036	£1,130,599	£30,300	--	£137,610	£1,506,545
	No. of Awards	6	72	2	0	7	87
Argyll and Bute	Total Value	£243,654	£1,238,104	£1,593,000	--	£2,103,779	£5,178,537
	No. of Awards	5	91	4	0	21	121
City of Edinburgh	Total Value	£13,387,525	£23,097,475	£44,571,300	£32,839,845	£4,029,065	£117,925,210
	No. of Awards	97	308	50	4	23	482
City of Glasgow	Total Value	£23,981,932	£15,957,965	£24,150,607	£68,802,773	£19,191,738	£152,085,015
	No. of Awards	90	338	28	6	40	502
Clackmannanshire	Total Value	£6,000	£1,798,473	£122,100	--	£166,391	£2,092,964
	No. of Awards	1	38	2	0	3	44
Dumfries and Galloway	Total Value	1,693,580	£2,917,610	£294,893	£547,000	£1,751,365	£7,204,448
	No. of Awards	18	214	6	1	29	268
Dundee City	Total Value	£7,766,380	£2,089,598	£2,349,679	--	£3,626,250	£15,831,907
	No. of Awards	9	77	9	0	5	100
East Ayrshire	Total Value	£60,380	£1,166,828	£111,900	--	£104,982	£1,444,090
	No. of Awards	3	119	1	0	4	127
East Dunbartonshire	Total Value	£18,962	£1,570,351	--	--	£461,871	£2,051,184
	No. of Awards	3	84	0	0	9	96
East Lothian	Total Value	£1,247,737	£864,693	£8,406,774	--	£103,389	£10,622,593
	No. of Awards	4	45	6	0	7	62
East Renfrewshire	Total Value	£17,188	£783,113	--	--	£1,654,730	£2,455,031
	No. of Awards	2	33	0	0	10	45
Falkirk	Total Value	£272,522	£1,858,160	£250,000	--	£531,250	£2,911,932
	No. of Awards	5	66	1	0	3	75
Fife	Total Value	£3,548,433	£2,993,892	£1,583,927	£1,793,450	£3,058,128	£12,977,830
	No. of Awards	17	205	13	1	18	254
Highland	Total Value	£3,457,896	£6,145,477	£4,107,598	£33,354,000	£3,893,375	£50,958,346
	No. of Awards	35	293	16	1	69	414
Inverclyde	Total Value	£13,759	£1,957,205	--	--	£509,600	£2,480,564
	No. of Awards	2	48	0	0	5	55
Midlothian	Total Value	£77,068	£364,633	£5,142,764	--	£135,650	£5,720,115
	No. of Awards	3	53	11	0	4	71
Moray	Total Value	£118,990	£1,122,248	£511,729	--	£476,410	£2,229,377
	No. of Awards	7	60	3	0	13	83
North Ayrshire	Total Value	£644,380	£928,944	£228,186	£5,340,037	£1,386,540	£8,528,087
	No. of Awards	4	88	2	1	12	107
North Lanarkshire	Total Value	£623,019	£3,016,957	£704,100	--	£1,263,058	£5,607,134
	No. of Awards	8	204	3	0	13	228
Orkney Islands	Total Value	£649,600	£866,387	£924,613	£3,700,000	£489,750	£6,630,350
	No. of Awards	3	37	7	1	4	52
Perth and Kinross	Total Value	£363,642	£1,736,574	£11,826,130	--	£1,760,609	£15,686,955
	No. of Awards	8	111	14	0	19	152
Renfrewshire	Total Value	£178,694	£1,784,160	1,035,200	--	£482,725	£3,480,779
	No. of Awards	6	77	2	0	5	90
Scottish Borders	Total Value	£33,143	£1,541,926	£60,250	--	£1,290,634	£2,925,953
	No. of Awards	1	100	3	0	27	131
Shetland Islands	Total Value	£5,000	£694,858	£595,457	--	£501,000	£1,796,315
	No. of Awards	1	40	6	0	4	51
South Ayrshire	Total Value	£307,641	£1,450,656	£273,070	--	£996,583	£3,027,950
	No. of Awards	5	72	3	0	9	89
South Lanarkshire	Total Value	£572,372	£2,369,269	£4,567,520	--	£5,129,057	£12,638,218
	No. of Awards	10	228	4	0	21	263
Stirling	Total Value	£333,490	£2,256,166	£1,584,231	--	£1,351,782	£5,525,669
	No. of Awards	15	67	3	0	13	98
West Dunbartonshire	Total Value	£85,500	£1,152,478	£1,563,966	--	£501,725	£3,303,669
	No. of Awards	2	70	4	0	2	78
West Lothian	Total Value	£196,454	£1,258,432	£307,900	--	£1,502,655	£3,265,441
	No. of Awards	7	90	2	0	11	110
Western Isles	Total Value	£135,317	£1,254,992	£1,133,100	--	£1,321,783	£3,845,192
	No. of Awards	8	58	4	0	8	78

	Total Value	£61,757,348	£92,750,151	£129,730,494	£146,704,209	£66,763,153	£497,705,355
	Total No. of Awards	410	3,592	222	16	470	4,710

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Mr. Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what consultations he undertook with National Lottery distribution bodies prior to his announcement that the Millennium share would be moved into the New Opportunities Fund. [58484]

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Mr. Chris Smith: We are regularly in touch with all the National Lottery distribution bodies and are conscious of the demands they are seeking to meet. We are also conscious of the potential for New Opportunities Fund (NOF) has to meet pressing needs in the fields of health,

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education and the environment. That is why, as well as announcing that NOF will inherit the Millennium stream, we also announced that each of the arts, sport, heritage and charities can plan on an extra £50 million from the Lottery between now and 2001 and that they are each guaranteed 16 per cent. of Lottery revenues from October 2001 onwards.

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