HC Deb 11 July 1996 vol 281 c249W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list the total grants provided by the Sports Council for sporting activities in(a) Crewe and Nantwich and (b) Cheshire, for each of the last five years. [36348]

Mr. Sproat

The Sports Council's grant in aid from public expenditure to all sports organisations in Crewe and Nantwich and in Cheshire for each of the last five years is as follows:

Year Crewe and Nantwich £ Cheshire £
1991–92 20,000 251,089
1992–93 10,000 295,081
1993–94 — 279,028
1994–95 157,318 319,326
1995–96 41,822 209,452

Since the introduction of the national lottery, grants awarded by the Sports Council from the national lottery sports fund for sports projects in Cheshire total £4,716,999. These include the following grants for sports projects in Crewe and Nantwich:

£
Bunbury Cricket Club 23,560
Crewe Rollers BMX Club 9,412
Crewe Vagrants Sports Club 495,300
Nantwich Cricket Club 90,000