Disparities in the distribution of National Lottery funds across Britain were labelled “outrageous” by an MP DANNY LAWSON/PAMPs have called for a review into how lottery funds are allocated after it was revealed that causes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland receive more money than those in England. Last year charities in Scotland were given £76 million of the Big Lottery Fund’s money, equating to £14.04 per person but spending per head in England was £9.32, or £510 million. Wales and Northern Ireland were given the most, £14.29 and £14.21 per person respectively. The fund, set up in 2004, is responsible for distributing millions of pounds of the National Lottery’s “good cause money” to community groups and charity projects working in health, education and the environment. Last night Nadine Dorries, Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire, called for a review into how money…

Source: The Times September 08, 2017 23:37 UTC