To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much was spent by the Heritage Lottery Fund in each year since 1997; and if she will make a statement. (118344)

Since 1997, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has spent the following:

To date, the Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded more than £3.6 billion to over 22,000 projects. This has funded the broadest range of the UK's heritage, including buildings, museums, natural heritage and the heritage of cultural traditions and language.

The Government guarantee to preserve the heritage good cause's share of (non-Olympic) lottery proceeds until 2019, extending the previous guarantee by 10 years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how funding from the National Lottery was granted to schemes in (a) rural and (b) non-rural areas in each year since 1997, broken down by awarding body; and if she will make a statement. (118704)

My Department does not record information about awards or expenditure by national lottery distributors categorised in the form asked for by the hon. Member. However, details of individual grants, supplied by each lottery distributor, can be found on the Department’s lottery grants database, searchable at www.lottery.culture.gov.uk

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport under which category of award National Lottery grants have been awarded to groups promoting non-violence and peace. (118744)

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not hold the specific information in the format requested. However, such groups would feasibly be eligible to apply for funding under all the lottery good causes. We understand a number of these groups have been awarded grants by the Big Lottery Fund.