§ Caroline FlintTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what percentage of the population lives(a) within one mile of and (b) over three miles from (i) a leisure centre and (ii) a library in (A) rural and (B) urban areas. [124497]
§ Kate Hoey[holding answer 5 June 2000]This information is not available. For leisure centres, analysis carried out by Sport England in 1998 using the Facilities Planning Model developed in association with the Scottish Sports Council and Edinburgh University estimated that 96.6 per cent. of people living in England live within 15 minutes drive of a sports hall with at least three courts, and 85.1 per cent. of people in England live within 15 minutes drive of an indoor swimming pool. I have placed a copy of the Facilities Planning Guide published by Sport England in the Library.
No information on travelling distances or travel times is available in respect of libraries.