To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the money allocated by the National Lottery to Sport England is unspent. [79202]

As at 28 February 1999, Sport England had received total income from the National Lottery of £1,116 million, of which £484 million (43 per cent.) had been spent. In addition, it had outstanding contractual liabilities of £518 million (which includes £103 million paid to the English National Stadium project during March) and had made further policy commitments totalling £271 million. Its total commitments therefore exceeded its income by £157 million, but because some of these commitments will not become due for some time, it will be able to meet them all.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what amount of interest has been generated from unallocated Lottery money by English Sport. [79201]

As at 28 February 1999, Sport England's share of interest on the National Lottery Distribution Fund was a total of £106,546,142. It is not possible to identify separately how much of this is attributable to funds which were unallocated at any particular time.