Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the grants made by his Department for sports and recreation provisions in the county of Northumberland; how this compares with 55W other counties; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Denis HowellGrants to voluntary sports bodies over the whole of England and Wales during the year 1968–69 totalled £708,448 inclusive. Grants totalling £16,743 were made in that period for individual sports clubs in Northumberland as follows:
Name of Organisation Amount of Grant £ Northumberland Gliding Club … 2,986 Prudhoe Golf Club … 4,681 Alnmouth Village Golf Club … 1,265 Belsay and Whalton Cricket Club … 2,097 Haltwhistle Golf Club … 1,046 Hexham (Elvaston) Bowling Club … 4,232 Tynemouth Rowing Club … 436 16,743 Moreover, Northumberland receives payments of needs element of rate support grant, which is a substantial contribution towards its expenditure in general including expenditure on sport and recreation, and, in addition, receives resources element of rate support grant at 32 per cent. on such expenditure.