Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Louise Mensch and John Penrose

Monday 21st June 2010 Commons Chamber

[John Penrose]

I am delighted to make that commitment, although I cannot make promises for individual good causes, as that is rightly a question for individual lottery distributors. However, as a result of the share changes and tailing-off of the Olympic top slice from the lottery funders, the total available to voluntary and community sector organisations of the kind he mentions, within the Big Lottery Fund, should increase over the next two to three years in cash terms.

[Ms Louise Bagshawe (Corby) (Con)]

6. What recent assessment he has made of the effects on the arts sector of the funding it receives from the national lottery; and if he will make a statement.