§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the grant-in-aid to the Sports Council to cover recurrent expenditure over the period 1980–81 and 1981–82; and what is the percentage increase.
§ Mr. MonroIn 1980–81, the Sports Council grant-in-aid was £19.288 million. Subject to the agreement of Parliament, the grant-in-aid for 1981–82 will he 21.032 million. This represents an increase of a little over 9 per cent. over the 1980–81 figure. A breakdown of the grant-in-aid for both years is given in the relevant Supply Estimates.