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Big Lottery Fund

Volume 461: debated on Monday 11 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much and what percentage of the Big Lottery Fund's grants have been made to charities registered with the Charity Commission in each of the last three years. (142030)

The following figures reflect how much and what percentage of the Big Lottery Fund's grants have been made to charities registered with the Charity Commission in each of the last three years. These figures do not include Awards for All.

Year ending

Registered (£)

All awards (£)

Percentage

31 March 2005

173,244,887

687,534,837

25.2

31 March 2006

292,283,816

461,070,289

63.4

31 March 2007

168,369,682

307,428,658

54.8

The Big Lottery Fund has undertaken that 60-70 per cent. of its funding will go to the voluntary and community sector. They will report on progress towards this undertaking annually.