National Lottery Bill

Unfortunately, I do not have an example, but I will find one. I will refer to the hon. Gentleman’s constituency before the end of the debate. I am looking to my officials to ensure that they dig out all the stats. As the hon. Member for Bath noted, there is a difference of opinion between Conservative Front Benchers. At the last election, the Conservatives proposed a scheme called Club2School, whereby every child would have the right to two hours of free after-school sports coaching. There is nothing wrong with that—we completely agree with it—but where was the £750 million with which they proposed to pay for it going to come from? The new Leader of the Opposition has told us that it would come out of the lottery. As the hon. Member for East Devon (Mr. Swire) has just returned to his seat, let me tell him that he was wrong on two counts: the Bill winds up the Millennium Commission, and the residue of the money will go towards the development of the Olympics. The money was not spent in 2000, because it is still there. The final decision will be taken by the board. To sum up, we support the independence of lottery distributing bodies and the principle of additionality. All distributors are aware of the need to follow that principle. They have responded positively and practically to the demands that were made in Committee. I hope that, given that explanation and the positive moves made by the chief executives of the funding bodies, new clause 1 will be withdrawn.