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Written Answers to Questions

Wednesday 20 November 1996

NATIONAL HERITAGE

National Lottery

Dr. John Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many organisations have been awarded funds from the national lottery five good causes; what is the total amount in pounds; and how much of the money in percentage terms from each of the five good causes has not yet been paid out to these organisations. [3278]

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley: The rate at which funds flow to successful schemes is determined by the time it takes to conclude award negotiations and the requirements to make staged payments. It is less than 18 months since the awards process began.

When a lottery award announcement is made, it is not necessarily to a project which is ready to begin immediately. This is likely to be true of only a few well planned and/or relatively straightforward projects. In most cases, further negotiation will be necessary. An award announcement should, therefore, be looked at more as an award in principle--as is the case with private finance initiative schemes--where it is accepted that some work still needs to be done before the project can get off the ground. Based on advice, the typical time gaps between award and spending on a project can be between nine and 15 months for major construction schemes and three and six months for smaller schemes.

The lottery distributors have identified the main reasons for such time lags. These are:

Locating partnership funding. A common approach is to apply for lottery funding first and then confirm partnership funding contributions. Most distributors wish to pay out lottery money

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pro rata to partnership spending, although this is not a hard and fast rule and distributors can help with short-term cash flow difficulties. On committed schemes, each £1 of lottery funds is currently matched by £1.41 of partnership money.
Detailed design of buildings etc. These may have to be submitted where sketch drawings have been accepted at assessment stage. Design competitions must sometimes be held. My Department has asked distributors to ensure lottery-funded buildings are well designed.
Obtaining full planning permission or listed building consent.
Re-negotiating leases with landlords where the scheme involves an extension or improvement to an existing facility.
Completing legal documentation on conditions. This can be quite time consuming given the funding arrangements and novelty of many schemes.
Tendering of projects--this can be made more difficult by lack of administrative support in some voluntary organisations. Higher value schemes may have to be advertised in the Official Journal of the European Community and European Union rules on tendering met.
Seasonal factors can affect work on construction projects (especially true of educational institutions where work might be able to take place only during the school holidays).
The expenditure profile for small and large construction projects often means that initial expenditure is low.

The distributors do, of course, wish to move projects effectively from award to completion. I do not, however, see any easy way to shorten the process, but my Department will continue to monitor this situation. It is important that capital projects are set up correctly otherwise they may not achieve value for money.

Distributors must also avoid forcing applicants to do too much preparatory work and spend too much money before the award in principle. Competition for lottery money is fierce, and is likely to become more so as the nature of the projects which the distributing bodies can support widens.

Payments for lottery schemes are staged to reflect the applicants' requirements for the funds. It would be imprudent to pay all the funds in advance. Nearly two thirds of all award recipients have received some funds.

As at 6 November, the figures and the number of award recipients in receipt of their first payment from the lottery are:

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Good cause sector	Number of awards	Total value of awards £ million	Total grant payments to date £ million	Percentage of total value of grants awarded but not yet paid out	Percentage of awardees in receipt of first payments
Sport	2,217	372.8	80.8	78	53
Arts	1,704	636	106.4	83	63
Charities	4,757	318.4	74.3	77	73
Heritage	532	326.2	70.9	78	35
Millennium	77	760.1	14.6	98	29
Total	9,287	2,413.5	347	86	64

National Lottery (Derbyshire)

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Mr. Skinner: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list all payments from the national lottery awarded in Derbyshire. [2841]

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Mr. Sproat [pursuant to his answer 18 November 1996, Official Report, column 686]: The list of awards is as follows:

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National Lottery awards in Derbyshire

Body	Award date	Recipient	Project title desc.	Local authority	Award amount £	UK constituency
Arts	26 June 1996	Derby City Council	To convert the Chapel Street Building into an arts centre	Derby	1,573,500	Derby North
Sports	7 August 1995	Derby City Council	Oakwood Sports Centre	Derby	400,000	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Padley Day Centre	Enable those disadvantaged to obtain improved quality of life.	Derby	344,000	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	The Glebe Field Trust	Community, day and respite care centre for Crich and associated villages.	Amber Valley	300,000	West Derbyshire
Sports	25 March 1996	Belper Meadows Sports Club	Artificial turf pitch plus 2 multi-use floodlit game areas.	Amber Valley	243,700	West Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Derbyshire Childrens Holiday Centre	Benefit low-income families by providing much needed respite care of children at a holiday centre.	Derby	235,000	Derby South
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby Changes	To establish a leaving care support centre in Derby to provide material and emotional support to young people.	Derby	217,037	Derby North
Sports	10 May 1996	National Trust East Midlands Region	Construction of a flagged, pitched and drained walking surface to sections of the high peak walking route.	High Peak	217,000	High Peak
Charity	23 October 1995	Hadhari Project	Care in the community for mental health sufferers.	Derby	193,000	Derby North
Sports	24 April 1996	Derby City Council	Development of a pavilion and sports facilities at Chellaston Park.	Derby	182,000	South Derbyshire
Sports	8 October 1996	Long Eaton United Football Club	Construction of football centre.	Erewash	159,474	Erewash
Charity	11 August 1996	Barrow Hill And Hollingwood Community Association	To establish and equip a community hall to provide a focus for a local deprived community.	Chesterfield	150,000	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby Law Centre	Increase the advice available to disadvantaged groups in Derby.	Derby	140,000	Derby South
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby West Indian Community Association	Motivate young disaffected Afro-Caribbeans through group interaction.	Derby	126,906	Derby South
Charity	11 August 1996	Derbyshire Rural Community Council	The project will counter the effects of low income/isolation in rural Derbyshire.	Derbyshire Dales	124,294	West Derbyshire
Sports	23 February 1996	The Royal School For The Deaf Development Trust	The Dukes Barn extension.	Derbyshire Dales	92,485	West Derbyshire
Sports	7 November 1995	Elvaston Cricket Club	New cricket pavilion.	Erewash	86,002	Erewash
Charity	11 August 1996	Home Start Swadlingcote And District	Secure permanent accommodation and expand our services to meet increasing needs through providing a secure safe environment.	South Derbyshire	85,920	South Derbyshire
Charity	19 December 1995	Derby Asian Horticulture Resource Training Initiative	To improve and maintain all facilities until self funding is achieved.	Derby	85,000	Derby South
Charity	19 December 1995	The Goseley Community Centre	Build and equip a community centre on disadvantaged/isolated estate.	South Derbyshire	83,300	South Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Alternatives Activity Centre	Provide firm foundations for choices, opportunities, training and education for people with learning difficulties.	Derby	81,840	Derby North
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby Council For Voluntary Service Limited	Increase the awareness of local Youths of services which are available to them and how to access them.	Derby	81,802	Derby South
Charity	20 November 1995	Heanor Parish Church Salcare	Expansion of furniture service to low income and disadvantaged families.	Amber Valley	79,783	Amber Valley
Sports	1 May 1996	Nutbrook Cricket Club	Pavilion.	Erewash	78,096	Erewash
Charity	19 December 1995	Mansfield And District Multiple Sclerosis Society	To enhance lives of disabled people in a depressed area.	Bolsover	78,000	Bolsover
Charity	20 November 1995	Cross Roads Care Derby And South Derbyshire	Giving carers a break, time to be me.	Derby	69,036	Derby South
Sports	24 January 1996	Langley Mills United Cricket Club	New pavilion.	Amber Valley	60,670	Amber Valley
Charity	11 August 1996	Fairplay	Promote training, social and leisure opportunities for disabled young people in Chesterfield.	Chesterfield	60,000	Chesterfield
Charity	19 December 1995	1st South Normanton Scout and Guide Group	South Normanton Scout and Guide Group new scout hut project.	Bolsover	59,300	Bolsover
Charity	11 August 1996	The Ace Club	The establishment of a 'Before and After' school club.	Derby	58,118	Derby South
Sports	6 June 1995	Pyegrove Tennis Club	Redevelopment at Glossop Pyegrove Tennis Club.	High Peak	55,150	High Peak
Arts	17 May 1995	Tintwistle Band	Replacement band room.	High Peak	52,709	High Peak
Arts	17 May 1995	Royal School for the Deaf and College for Deaf People	Sign language video library.	Derby	50,000	Derby North
Sports	01 June 1996	Birchvale and Thornsett Cricket Club	New clubhouse with disabled facilities, to replace old prefab pavilion.	High Peak	47,657	High Peak
Charity	11 August 1996	Home Start Ilkeston	To help young families with parenting skills, with the aim of preventing family breakdown.	Erewash	47,400	Erewash
Sports	09 January 1996	Derby City Council (Sunnyhill Community Centre)	Development of new bowls green and pavilion.	Derby	46,400	Derby South
Charity	20 November 1995	Take A Break	Opportunity for inner city women to reach their full potential.	Derby	43,000	Derby South
Charity	23 October 1995	National Association of Drama with the Visually Handicapped	To improve the Association's efficiency.	Erewash	42,436	Erewash
Sports	03 July 1996	Clowne Miners Welfare	Refurbishment of existing pavilion with ladies and gentlemen's toilet, including disabled toilet. Ramp for wheelchair users. Replace existing storage area.	Bolsover	41,769	Bolsover
Charity	19 December 1995	Derwent Rural Counselling Service	Improve the mental health of communities affected by rural deprivation.	Derbyshire Dales	41,700	West Derbyshire
Arts	15 November 1995	The Marple Band	Purchase of instruments.	Derbyshire Dales	41,400	High Peak
Heritage	26 April 1995	Eyam Museum Ltd.	Eyam Museum, Eyam.	Derbyshire Dales	41,125	West Derbyshire
Sports	09 January 1996	High Peak Borough Council (Glossop Sports Centre)	Convert sauna and sunbed room to create a fitness suite.	High Peak	39,000	High Peak
Arts	13 September 1995	High Peak Borough Council	Construction and erection of Victorian style band-stand.	High Peak	36,090	High Peak
Charity	20 November 1995	The Derby Furniture Project	The Derby Community Electrical Project.	Derby	36,000	Derby North
Arts	24 January 1996	Newhall Band	Purchase of instruments.	South Derbyshire	32,863	South Derbyshire
Arts	02 April 1996	Glossopdale Community College Band Trust	Purchase of instruments.	High Peak	32,610	High Peak
Charity	23 October 1995	Derwent Stepping Stones Nursery and Community Training Centre	Establish a community based employment and training programme.	Derby	30,000	Derby North
Heritage	14 August 1996	Holy Trinity Church PCC	Holy Trinity Church, dinting-roof	High Peak	29,700	High Peak
Sports	10 January 1996	Swadlincote Rifle and Pistol Club	To construct an airgun range to ISU specifications range.	South Derbyshire	29,207	South Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	The Winchester Club	Improving the lives of people with learning difficulties.	Derby	25,050	Derby South
Arts	13 September 1995	Commotion Theatre Company	Purchase of touring vehicle.	Derbyshire Dales	25,008	West Derbyshire
Charity	19 December 1995	Northeast Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau	Helpline service for the deaf and speech impaired.	North-east Derbyshire	24,317	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby Children's Friendship Group	Providing fun, educational breaks for Derby's low income family youth.	Derby	23,750	Derby North
Arts	26 June 1996	Nottingham City Transport Band	Purchase of instruments.	Erewash	22,735	Erewash
Charity	11 August 1996	Peak Dale Youth Motorcycle Club	To link ability, training and safety to motorcycle riding.	High Peak	22,000	High Peak
Arts	15 November 1995	Ireland Colliery Chesterfield Band	New instruments.	Chesterfield	17,915	Chesterfield
Sports	6 May 1996	South Wingfield Cricket Club	Artificial practice cricket wicket and to increase playing area.	Amber Valley	17,838	Amber Valley
Sports	7 March 1996	Stanton By Dale Cricket Club	Extension to the pavilion to accommodate showers and additional kitchen facilities Cricket square also requires drainage facility and artificial pitch.	Erewash	17,000	Erewash
Charity	19 December 1995	Challenger Disabled Sailing Group	To develop the potential for disabled people to go sailing.	North-east Derbyshire	15,793	North-east Derbyshire
Sports	9 March 1996	Swarkestone Sailing Club	Replacement of training fleet with 6 modern dinghies.	South Derbyshire	15,660	South Derbyshire
Charity	23 October 1995	Derby Shopmobility	To ensure independence through the free use of our equipment.	Derby	15,000	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Chesapeake Playgroup	To help to keep the playgroup up and running.	Derby	15,000	Derby North
Arts	2 April 1996	Partington Theatre Club	General refurbishment and installation of fire escape.	High Peak	15,000	High Peak
Charity	20 November 1995	Duckmanton and District Community Transport	Provide a community minibus for the disadvantaged inhabitants of Duckmanton.	Chesterfield	14,500	Chesterfield
Charity	20 November 1995	Peak Park Trust	Restoration of cart shed at Eccles House for new workspace.	High Peak	14,170	High Peak
Charity	20 November 1995	Ashgate Hospice	To improve access to Hospice services for the terminally ill.	North-east Derbyshire	13,750	North-east Derbyshire
Heritage	19 September 1995	Peel Centre Charitable Trust	The Peel Centre, Dronfield.	North-east Derbyshire	12,500	North-east Derbyshire
Sports	6 September 1995	Derbyshire Sailing Endeavour	Provide shore facilities for disabled sailing and a training boat.	Derbyshire Dales	12,283	West Derbyshire
Sports	9 August 1996	Long Eaton Sub-Aqua Club	Purchase boat and trailer.	Erewash	11,992	Erewash
Sports	15 May 1995	Buxworth Cricket Club	Renewal of sports pavilion.	High Peak	11,400	High Peak
Sports	9 January 1996	Derby City Council (Boulton Lane Community Centre	Upgrade and improve existing muga to synthetic playing surface. Providing new floodlights. Extending care parking area.	Derby	11,000	South Derbyshire
Charity	19 December 1995	North Derbyshire Women's Aid	Accessible computer system for organisation.	Chesterfield	8,744	Chesterfield
Charity	19 December 1995	Relate, Derby and District Marriage Guidance	To assist disadvantaged clients to help themselves and their families.	Derby	8,100	Derby North
Sports	5 June 1996	Glossop Junior Football Club	Floodlighting of artificial football pitch (red shale all weather).	High Peak	8,050	High Peak
Sports	5 July 1995	Lullington Park Cricket Club	Extended practise and dressing room facilities.	South Derbyshire	8,000	South Derbyshire
Arts	21 February 1996	Czuplak Ukrainian Folk-Dance Company and Musicians	Sound mixing console and PA system.	Derby	7,943	Derby South
Charity	19 December 1995	Relate--Chesterfield and North-East Derbyshire Marriage Guidance	Relate-line--Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Telephone Counselling Service.	Chesterfield	7,713	Chesterfield
Arts	13 September 1995	Gresley Male Voice Choir	Modern musical instruments and amplification equipment.	South Derbyshire	7,500	South Derbyshire
Charity	19 December 1995	Blindfold Club Derby	Blindness need not mean being confined to ones home.	Derby	7,500	Derby South
Charity	11 August 1996	Derby Toc H Childrens Camp	Replace a bad weather play marquee that has become unserviceable.	Derby	7,500	Derby North
Charity	11 August 1996	Child Development Centre Toy Library	To work with a local school to design and build equipment and toys for children with special needs.	Chesterfield	7,112	Chesterfield
Charity	19 December 1995	Fun For All	To improve recreation and social opportunities for deprived young people.	Bolsover	6,600	Bolsover
Charity	11 August 1996	North Wingfield Disabled Miners' Group	Enable the disabled group members to retain their independence.	Chesterfield	6,182	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group	To provide computer equipment/software for the organisation.	Derbyshire Dales	6,000	West Derbyshire
Arts	26 June 1996	East of England Orchestra Ltd.	Administration and education equipment.	Derby	5,094	Derby North
Arts	17 May 1995	The Merrill Community School	Purchase if instruments for the Music Centre at Merrill School.	South Derbyshire	5,000	South Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Keldholme Community Association	To enhance the facilities for four groups within a Community Association located in a poor area of Derby.	Derby	4,950	Derby South
Charity	19 December 1995	Highview Play Group	Playgroup	Derby	4,870	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Sunnycroft Old Peoples Welfare	Sunnycroft Club improving pensioners lifestyle through community action.	Chesterfield	4,860	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Mary Swanwick Playscheme	Provide a holiday playscheme for our local community.	Chesterfield	4,114	Chesterfield
Sports	1 May 1996	Allestree Cricket Club	Equipment/Artificial practice facilities.	Derby	3,850	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Lakeside Pre-school Playgroup	To give children a safe welcoming environment to play in.	Erewash	3,500	Erewash
Sports	4 October 1995	Parwich British Legion Cricket Club	Artificial pitch with removable nets, sight screens and improvements to scoreboard.	Derbyshire Dales	3,431	West Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	145th Derby Hilltop Scout Group	Provide renovation of outdated facilities outside the scope of fundraising.	Derby	3,150	Derby North
Charity	20 November 1995	21st Ilkeston Scout Group	Socially deprived area. Will benefit entire community.	Erewash	3,000	Erewash
Charity	19 December 1995	Ripley Neighbourhood Care Scheme	To enable us to help older people in Ripley.	Amber Valley	3,000	Amber Valley
Charity	11 August 1996	Gamesley Toy Library	To improve run down toy library facility on housing estate.	High Peak	2,700	High Peak
Charity	19 December 1995	Campaign for Tackling Acquired Deafness	To provide equipment to hearing impaired people on low incomes.	Derby	2,652	Derby South
Sports	5 September 1996	Brailsford and Ednaston Cricket Club	Non Turf cricket wicket.	Derbyshire Dales	2,500	West Derbyshire
Charity	20 November 1995	Bolsover Elderly Self Help Group	To give socially isolated elderly people a quality of life.	Bolsover	2,397	Bolsover
Charity	19 December 1995	Harpur Hill Playground Appeal	To provide a safe, stimulating, pleasant environment for our children.	High Peak	2,000	High Peak
Charity	19 December 1995	Hadfield Centre Playgroup	Hadfield Centre Playgroups essential introduction to pre-school IT.	High Peak	1,964	High Peak
Charity	19 December 1995	Rathbone Community Industry	To improve users' literacy and competitiveness in the labour market.	Derby	1,948	Derby South
Charity	19 December 1995	Stanley Playworks	To improve the standard of local children's lives.	Chesterfield	1,800	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	23 October 1995	Stanley Village Playgroup	Maintain essential community development utilise and maximise interest.	Derby	1,700	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Darley Dale Primary Out of School Club	To secure the future of the club financially for the next three years.	Derbyshire Dales	1,086	West Derbyshire
Charity	20 November 1995	West End Toy Library	Develop local community supporting those who are disadvantaged.	Derby	1,000	Derby North
Charity	19 December 1995	Derbyshire County Childminding Association	To support childminders by offering training opportunities for all.	Derby	820	Derby South
Charity	19 December 1995	Playwell Parent and Toddler Group	To provide a wider range of toys and activities.	Erewash	600	Erewash
Charity	19 December 1995	Eckington Friendship Club	To help elderly people in safe and pleasant environment.	North-east Derbyshire	500	North-east Derbyshire
Charity	11 August 1996	Laser Venture Scount Unit	Purchase camping equipment to partake in prestigious Queen Scout Award.	North-east Derbyshire	500	North-east Derbshire
				Total (112 awards)	7,105,070

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