12. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was allocated to the Big Lottery Fund and its predecessors from the National Lottery Distribution Fund in each of the last three years; and how much will be allocated in 2007-08. (111463)

The value of the Big's share of income to the National Lottery Distribution Fund in 2006-07 and 2007-08 will depend on variable factors, such as sales of Lottery products and returns on investments. The combined value of the New Opportunities Fund and Community Fund shares of income in the last three years was £681 million in 2003-04, £717 million in 2004-05 and £714 million in 2005-06. My Department's current projections for overall income to the NLDF, of which Big will receive a share, is that it may fall by about 8 per cent. in 2006-07 and 2.5 per cent. in 2007-08.

13. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the future of the National Lottery. (111464)

17. To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the future of the National Lottery. (111468)

The National Lottery has transformed culture and sport in our country, raising over £19 billion for good causes and funding over 250,000 good cause projects. I am confident this success will continue. We have guaranteed to each good cause its share of non-Olympic Lottery proceeds until 2019.