Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tracey Crouch and Alan Brown

Thursday 16th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)]

T2. At the same time as the UK Government have been slashing Scotland’s budget, funding for the national lottery fell by 14% in the past financial year, leaving Creative Scotland having to consider 119 closures. Will the Minister implement a recovery plan to offset those further cuts in funding?

[Tracey Crouch]

It has been well reported that there has been a decline in the receipts of the national lottery, and it is something that we are looking at. However, we still expect returns to good causes of the national lottery to be in the region of £1.6 billion, much of which will be distributed across the nation, including the constituency of the hon. Gentleman.