§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assistance he has given to development of the site in Manchester and services for the Commonwealth Games in 2002. [123678]
§ Kate HoeyManchester has received approximately £73 million of Government assistance for their earlier Olympic bids and £115 million is currently available from502W the Lottery Sports Fund for capital projects for the Commonwealth Games within Manchester; with up to a further £6 million for the redevelopment of Bisley in Surrey for the shooting events.
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State, Cabinet Office is co-ordinating the Government's interests in the Games and chairs a Games Task Force ensuring a joint departmental approach to supporting the Games across Government.