HC Deb 14 July 1993 vol 228 c506W
Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement explaining the categories and criteria by which the North West Council for Sport and Recreation assesses the needs of rural communities in terms of minimum levels of sports facility provisions.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 12 July 1993]: This issue has been examined in a specific study commissioned by the North West Council for Sport and Recreation, published in June 1991, entitled "Sport for Rural Communities". The study offers guidelines for sports facility provision based upon the size of rural communities.

Mrs. Ann Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will give a breakdown by category or rural community of the grants made by the North West Council for Sport and Recreation in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Brooke

[holding answer 12 July 1993]: The North West Council for Sport and Recreation does not make grants, but advises the Sports Council's North West regional office and others on the allocation of their grant aid. Grants made by the Sports Council's north-west region in rural areas in 1992–93 were as follows:

Capital grants applicant Project Grant £
John Schofield tennis centre Construction of two indoor court tennis centres at Clitheroe 50,000
Nantwich & Border Counties sailing club Extension to clubhouse to provide changing facilities 10,000
Cheshire NW schoolboys scramble club Purchase of land and the provision of toilet/wash-house facilities at Peacock Hay 7,500
Chester mountaineering club Renovation and upgrading of a mountain hut 10,000
Revenue Grants
Community council of Lancashire Rural areas sports development officer to assist in implementing the Rural Areas Topic Study 30,000
Cheshire community council Appointment of sports development officer for rural areas in Cheshire to assist in implementing the Rural Areas Topic Study 30,000
Ribbic Valley borough council Appointment of a sports development officer to promote all aspects of sport in the borough 10,382