§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he was consulted by the judo, bowls and karate teams who have recently been touring South Africa about the desirability of such visits; and, if so, what advice he gave.
§ Mr. Denis HowellI was not consulted about these tours. The governing bodies of all sports in this country are aware of the Government's policy on sporting contacts with South Africa.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice he has given on the effect that tours of South Africa by various British sports teams could have on the proposed Commonwealth Games in Canada in 1978 to the various controlling bodies of sport in this country.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe Government's policy on sporting contacts with South Africa was set out in a statement to the4W House by my right hon. Friend the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 4th December 1974, and was subsequently drawn to the attention of the governing bodies of sport. I expect these bodies, when taking decisions concerning contacts with South Africa, to bear in mind the wider implications of their actions.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether any contribution was made from public funds, and what was the overall cost to public funds, to the recent tours by judo, bowls and karate teams to South Africa; and what proportion of the total cost of the tours this represented.
§ Mr. Denis HowellNo contribution was made from public funds towards the cost of these tours.
§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what annual contribution is made from public funds to the national bodies sponsoring judo, bowls and karate in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe total amount of Sports Council grants to the bodies concerned in 1975–76 was:
£ British Judo Association 17,811 English Bowling Association 6,897 British Karate Control Commission 25,964 Details of grants, if any, given to these bodies by other sports councils would be a matter for the appropriate Secretary of State.