HC Deb 11 May 2000 vol 349 c451W
Mr. White

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what(a) public and (b) Lottery funds have been given to the Badminton Association of England in each of the last 10 years. [121103]

Kate Hoey

Details of Exchequer funding by Sport England to the Badminton Association of England is readily available only for years since 1994–95. These are:

£
Year Amount
1994–95 240,000
1995–96 240,000
1996–97 247,000
1997–98 286,000
1998–99 268,000
1999–2000 280,000

Lottery funding for the Badminton Association of England's World Class Programme is as follows:

£
Period Amount
1 September 1997 to 31 August 1998 1,327,155
1 September 1998 to 31 August 1999 1,735,909
1 September 1999 to 31 August 2000 1,955,441

The Badminton Association of England has also received a Lottery award of £3,653,847 for a National Badminton Centre.