§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the target Great Britain Paralympic medal tally on a sport-by-sport basis at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics. [HL4447]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information on the medal targets and performance for the Sydney 2000 Paralympics is shown in the following table:
Target Performance Archery 0 3 Athletics 66 48 Boccia 1 1 Cycling 3 2 Equestrian 4 7 Fencing 1 0 Goalball 0 0 Judo 3 1 Paraplegic Shooting 3 2
England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Total NOPES Budget Allocation £581.25 million £87 million £48.75 million £33.75 million £750.75 million Committed Funds £336.9 million £65.9 million £35.4 million £8.3 million £446.5 million Spend to date £22.42 million £13.81 million £3.38 million £0.49 million £40.1 million The New Opportunities for PE and Sport (NOPES) programme is a long-term project, reflecting the fact that such an investment takes considerable time and planning to ensure that money is spent both efficiently and effectively.
It is anticipated that the majority of NOPES funding will be committed by the end of 2004, well ahead of schedule, with the great majority of new facilities in use by spring 2006, in line with the original timetable.