§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will supply a detailed breakdown of all financial grants made to individual horse racecourses in Britain by the Horserace Betting Levy Board since 1987.
§ Mr. John PattenI understand from the board that its records are of annual totals of financial grants for direct expenditure by horse racecourses for particular purposes, not of grants to individual racecourses. For example, the annual grant of prize money is apportioned to individual racecourses by the Jockey Club.
Following is the information as to totals of grants for racecourses which is held by the board, for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89:
£000s 1987–88 1988–89 Prize money 12,000 12,850 Seventh race scheme — 100 Daily grant 1,612 1,612 SUB TOTAL 13,612 14,562 Fixture fees 1,397 1,541 Fire and safety 115 323 Plastic running rail 187 275 Track ambulance — 225 TOTAL 15,311 16,926
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will provided a list of the levels of prize moneys at each registered horse racing course in Britain for each year since 1987;
(2) if he will provide a list of all horse racing courses in Britain, by region, showing the level of attendances at each course since 1987.
§ Mr. John PattenI understand that the "Racing Industry Statistical Bureau Statistics", which are published by the Jockey Club, provide information on the annual totals of prize money and attendances at each approved horse race course in Britain over a period of five calendar years. The next edition of the statistics, to be published at the end of April, will therefore provide this information for 1984–88 inclusive.
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§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will supply a list of all financial grants made by the Horserace Betting Levy Board to other horseracing bodies in Britain during 1987.
§ Mr. John PattenFollowing is the information requested, for the financial years 1987–88 and 1988–89:
1987–88 1988–89 £ £ Field Force Grant 1,425,000 1,132,000 Racehorse Publicity Agency 120,000 89,000 Horseracing Advisory Council 116,000 139,000 Apprentice School Charitable Trust 70,000 100,000 South Yorkshire Apprentice Training School 12,000 90,000 Farriers Apprentice Scheme 27,000 29,000 The Shire Horse Society 28,000 38,000 The National Pony Society 26,000 26,000 National Light Horse Breeding Society 110,000 110,000 The Arab Horse Society 8,000 12,000 The Welsh Pony and Cob Society 6,000 6,000 Irish Draught and Horse Society (Great Britain) 5,000 5,000 The Clevelant Bay Horse Society 5,000 7,000 The British Percheron Horse Society 5,000 5,000 The Clydesdale Horse Society 5,000 7,000 The Suffolk Horse Society 7,000 7,000 The Hackney Horse Society 7,000 7,000 Animal Health Trust 278,000 303,000 Equine Virology Research Foundation 58,000 50,000 Point to Point 144,000 151,000 Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme — 25,000 Statistical Bureau 6,000 2,000 Horseracing Scientific Advisory Committee 5,000 5,000 Horseracing Forensic Laboratory Limited 1,117,000 1,613,000 Racecourse Technical Services Limited 4,493,000 4,716,000 Research Projects, Scholarships, Residentship and Travel Grants 645,000 665,000 Veterinary Advisory Committee 10,000 12,000 Bookmakers Committee 67,000 121,000 Totals 8,805,000 9,472,000
§ Mr. MealeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown of the distribution of the finances raised by the Horserace Betting Levy Board in each year since 1983.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested, for each financial year from 1983–84 to 1987–88 inclusive, is given in the respective annual reports of the board, copies of which are in the Library. My right hon. Friend envisages laying the board's report for 1988–89 before the House in July this year.