World War I: Anniversaries
(asked on 22nd May 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Heritage Lottery funding has been allocated to First World War commemoration events in each of the last three years.
Answered by
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 6th June 2019
The National Lottery Heritage Fund invested £18,429,100 in 863 First World War Centenary projects over the last three financial years. National commemoration events to mark significant events during the First World War were delivered and funded by HM Government.
Financial Year | Projects Awarded | Grant Awarded |
2016-17 | 265 | £6,478,100 |
2017-18 | 248 | £8,174,200 |
2018-19 | 350 | £3,776,800 |