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For
Immediate Release – Monday 14 January 2008
Attn:
NEWS DESKS, POLITICAL
CORRESPONDENTS
SCOTLAND
LOTTERY LOSERS
WESTMINISTER
TO DIVERT £184 MILLION FROM LOCAL GOOD CAUSES
Figures
published by the Scottish National Party (SNP) today (Monday) reveal
that Scotland is set to lose out on up to £184 million of lottery
funding which is being diverted to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Locally, good causes in the Borders will miss out on around £4
million of funds for local projects, based upon the Borders share of
Scotland’s population.
Commenting
on the revelations, SNP Westminster candidate for Berwickshire,
Roxburgh and Selkirkshire constituency, Paul Wheelhouse, commented:
“These
figures confirm fears that local lottery funding will be
siphoned-off to meet the soaring cost of the London Olympics.
“While
the Borders has had some success in attracting lottery funding, it
looks very much as if our area is set to lose out on a potential £4
million that should be going to benefit local charities and good
causes. This is a
worry, given that many voluntary groups already struggle to make
ends meet.
“To
make matters worse, local residents face a double blow as they will
miss out on this £4 million of lottery cash for local causes, while
they subsidise the £9 billion cost of the London Olympics through
general taxation as well.”
SNP
Westminster Spokesperson on Culture, Media and Sport, Pete Wishart
MP, commented:
“It
is clear that the cost of the London Olympics is spiralling out of
control, and these figures are a dramatic warning that good causes
across the country are set to pay the price.
“Of
course the Olympics is great news for London, but good causes in
Scotland, Wales and across the English regions should not be
short-changed to subsidise these games.
“The
Olympics should be about encouraging more people to engage in sport,
but by raiding lottery funds, the reality is that grassroots sports
projects the length and breadth of the country will be sacrificed.
That situation is entirely unfair.”
ENDS
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Estimated
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population
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30
June 2006
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SCOTLAND
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5,116,900
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Estimated cost per Local Authority
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Council areas
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Aberdeen City
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206,880
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7,447,680.00
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Aberdeenshire
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236,260
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8,505,360.00
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Angus
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109,320
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3,935,520.00
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Argyll & Bute
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91,390
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3,290,040.00
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Clackmannanshire
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48,900
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1,760,400.00
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Dumfries & Galloway
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148,030
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5,329,080.00
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Dundee City
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142,170
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5,118,120.00
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East Ayrshire
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119,290
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4,294,440.00
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East Dunbartonshire
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105,460
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3,796,560.00
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East Lothian
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92,830
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3,341,880.00
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East Renfrewshire
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89,290
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3,214,440.00
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Edinburgh, City of
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463,510
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16,686,360.00
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Eilean Siar
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26,350
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948,600.00
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Falkirk
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149,680
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5,388,480.00
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Fife
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358,930
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12,921,480.00
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Glasgow City
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580,690
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20,904,840.00
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Highland
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215,310
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7,751,160.00
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Inverclyde
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81,540
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2,935,440.00
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Midlothian
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79,290
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2,854,440.00
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Moray
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86,750
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3,123,000.00
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North Ayrshire
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135,490
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4,877,640.00
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North Lanarkshire
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323,780
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11,656,080.00
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Orkney Islands
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19,770
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711,720.00
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Perth & Kinross
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140,190
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5,046,840.00
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Renfrewshire
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169,590
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6,105,240.00
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Scottish Borders
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110,240
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3,968,640.00
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Shetland Islands
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21,880
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787,680.00
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South Ayrshire
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111,670
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4,020,120.00
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South Lanarkshire
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307,670
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11,076,120.00
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Stirling
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87,810
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3,161,160.00
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West Dunbartonshire
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91,240
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3,284,640.00
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West Lothian
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165,700
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5,965,200.00
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Scotland Total
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184,208,400.00
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Source GRO
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