§ Mr. Bill Walkerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the funding of compensatory events for those sporting bodies who will not be attending the Moscow Olympics.
§ Mr. MonroI welcome this opportunity to put an end to reports that the Government have earmarked £50 million for the purpose. I can tell my hon. Friend that the final figure will be less than 1 per cent. of this.
516WAs I informed my hon. Friend the Member for Brighouse and Spenborough (Mr. Waller) in response to a written question on 4 July, only the equestrian and hockey sports have so far indicated that they are to be involved in such events. The amount mentioned in my answer shows that only modest sums are involved and that these will not exceed the total we have earmarked for them—[Vol. 987, c. 746–47.]