HC Deb 16 June 2003 vol 407 cc42-3W
Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations her Department has received from Sport England about a reallocation of lottery funds from the New Opportunities Fund to sports lottery funds. [119574]

Mr. Caborn

The New Opportunities Fund, given its responsibilities for health and education, are also actively engaged in providing additional opportunities for active recreation in and around schools and in the community. We require the closest cooperation and collaboration between them. Sport England has suggested that the New Opportunities Fund might help do even more in this area and I am considering this.

Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the(a) budget allocated for playing fields, (b) amount spent on playing fields and (c) new playing fields created by the New Opportunities Fund Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities Initiative in (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2001–02, (iii) 2002–03 and (iv) 2003–04. [119576]

Mr. Caborn

Under the New Opportunities Fund's Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities programme allocations are not made for each year, but the total budget for playing fields is —19,595,102. Total awards made and amount spent in each year are detailed in the following table:

(—s)
Awards made Amount spent
2000–2001 421,007 Nil
2001–2002 8,014,079 106,928
2002–3003 10,621,839 55,976
2003–2004 538,177 Nil (although remaining —192,432,198 will be spent by the end of this financial year

We have contacted the New Opportunities Fund to request the information requested on the number of new playing fields created by the initiative and I will write to the hon. Member a soon as it is available, placing copies of my letter in the Libraries of both Houses.

Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the(a) budget allocated, (b) amount spent and (c) projects funded by the (i) Space for Sport and the Arts project and (ii) New Opportunities Fund's PE and Sport Programme in (A) 2000–01, (B) 2001–02, (C) 2002–03 and (D) 2003–04. [119577]

Mr. Caborn

Under the New Opportunities Fund's PE and Sport programme allocations are not made for each year, but the overall budget for local education authorities in England is —495,163,000. Awards under the programme commenced in 2002–2003, when 161 awards were made worth —32,281,739. In 2003–2004, NOF has so far made 48 awards with a value of —10,953,863.

We have contacted Sport England to request the information requested on Space for Sport and the Arts and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as it is available, placing copies of my letter in the libraries of both Houses.