§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the amounts of grants made to amateur sports organisations in Heywood in each of the last five years; and what were the amounts in the same period for Royton, Crompton, Milnrow, Wardle, Littlebotough, Whitworth, the county of Lancashire, and the whole of the country, respectively.
§ Mr. Denis HowellSo far as can be traced no application for capital grant under the Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937, has been submitted by a voluntary sports organisation in any of the seven districts mentioned.
Following are the amounts paid out in grant in the administrative county of Lancashire and in England and Wales as a whole for the last five financial years.
Financial Year Administrative County of Lancashire England and Wales £ £ 1961–62 … … 113 78,373 1962–63 … … 2,020 109,335 1963–64 … … 453 153,793 1964–65 … … 10,825 311,126 1965–66 … … 15,040 627,051 The figures for England and Wales include grants made in respect of national recreation centres.