Arts Council of England
Culture Media and Sport
Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(1) what the investment returns were for the Arts Council of England from National Lottery funding in August 2006; and what they were in the latest period for which figures are available;
(2) how much funding the Arts Council of England received from the National Lottery in August 2006; and how much it received in the latest period for which figures are available.
David Lammy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Tottenham, Labour)
holding answer
The following table shows the Arts Council England's income from the National Lottery Distribution Fund in August 2006, in March 2007 and in the entire financial year 2006-07.
| Period | Operator -related income to nearest £1,000 | Investment i ncome to nearest £1,000 | Total to nearest £1,000 |
| August 2006 | 13,794,000 | 479,000 | 14,273,000 |
| March 2007 | 12,566,000 | 589,000 | 13,154,000 |
| Financial year 2006-07 | 142,861,000 | 6,396,000 | 149,257,000 |