PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
National Lottery (1 June 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to make the allocation of National Lottery funding more open and transparent.
Asked by:
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Asked by:
Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Answer
The National Lottery etc. Act 1993 sets out clearly the four good causes that the lottery supports and the precise proportions of funding which each of the 12 Lottery distribution bodies receive. Government requires each distributor to make their guidance on how to apply for grant funding, and their policies for the appraisal of applications, widely available to the public, ensuring their decisions are open and transparent.
Answered by:
Dame Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
4 June 2015
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