English Sports Council: Lottery Agreement Lord Faulkner of Worcester asked Her Majesty's Government:What were the legal costs incurred by the English Sports Council in drawing up and concluding the lottery agreement with English National Stadium Development Company and the Football Association. [HL687] Lord McIntosh of Haringey A review by the ESC audit committee of the fees spent on the national stadium project to March 1999 when the lottery funding agreement was signed confirmed the costs as £2.222 million.