§ Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his policy towards sport.
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§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsAs I indicated when welcoming the Sport for All Campaign, I am supporting the sports councils in their efforts to get more people of all ages to engage in sport; to see that there are ample opportunities for every one, including especially facilities for the physically handicapped and for whole families to enjoy themselves together, to bring about the widest and fullest use of the existing facilities including wherever appropriate those belonging to schools, industry and the armed services; and to open up for recreational use more of the country's natural resources, including water space and forests. Not least, I support the increasing recognition by local authorities of the need to provide additional sports facilities at the local level. Local authority expenditure on such facilities is now running at a rate close to double that of five years ago.