A formal document has been submitted by the Scottish Government, calling for the "return" of £150 million it believes was diverted from Scotland's Lottery good causes funding to the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The move garnered cross-party support in a late September vote, as Scottish politicians believe the purported money should instead be spent on delivering a legacy for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Today the Scottish Government stressed that the money would not go towards actually delivering the Commonwealth Games, which the local council and the Government are paying for, but would be spent on creating a health and regeneration legacy post-2014.

"That is about more than sport; it's about community engagement, heritage and culture. It's about regeneration, creating a stronger economy and a healthy, confident people," said Communities Minister Stewart Maxwell.

"This bid is not a detailed shopping list; it's a snapshot of the sorts of initiatives which could be funded if Scotland recovered millions of pounds in Lottery money.

"We are pressing for the return of the money as a matter of natural justice because we believe it is fundamentally unfair that Scottish good causes should suffer to pay for London 2012."

The figure of £150 million is calculated on the basis of money believed to be cut from the good causes budgets of organisations including the BIG Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as future Lottery ticket sales being directed towards the Olympics.

"This issue has aroused passion and determination in Scotland. The message from all sides came across loud and clear: the people of Scotland want the Games to leave a legacy of which we can all be rightly proud," Maxwell added.

The bid has been sent to Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Andy Burnham.