§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department has provided to Sportsmatch in each year of its operation. [43575]
§ Mr. Banks[holding answer 1 June 1998]: The Sportsmatch scheme in England, which has been successful in attracting over £16.6 million in commercial sponsorship to grass roots sport since its inception, has received the following funding from my Department:
£ million1 1992–93 0.9 1993–94 3.0 1994–95 3.3 1995–96 3.7 1996–97 3.2 1997–98 3.2 1998–99 3.2 1 Sportsmatch was launched in November 1992