Lottery support for sport to be increased
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt MP
Sport England has welcomed the announcement by the
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport that
National Lottery support for sport is to be increased.
Jeremy Hunt MP said legislation will be placed before Parliament
in September that could see sport, along with arts and heritage,
receiving an extra £50 million a year from the National
Lottery.
Under the proposals, the share of money going to sport good
causes will increase from its current level of 16.66% to 18% in
2011-12 and then 20% in 2012-13.
Welcoming the news, Sport England’s Chair, Richard Lewis, said:
“The National Lottery has had a huge impact on the opportunities
for people of all ages to play and enjoy sport.
“These proposals will see even more sporting projects, big and
small, benefiting from Lottery investment.”
You can read the Secretary of State’s announcement in full on
the DCMS
website.
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