§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the total grant aid to sports councils in the United Kingdom for each year since 1974–75.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe annual grants-in-aid to the Sports Council have been as follows:
£ 1974–75 6,575,000 1975–76 8,325,000 1976–77 10,200,000 1977–78 11,500,000 1978–79 14,200,000 Separate grants have been made to the Scottish Sports Council, the Sports Council for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Sports Council, which are the responsibilities respectively of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, for Wales, and for Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Macfarlaneasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of expenditure by the sports councils in the latest available year is spent on (a) salaries, (b) headquarter expenses, (c) other administrative expenses, (d) grants to local authorities, (e) grants to governing bodies of sports and (f) other grants.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe latest available figures for the Sports Council are for the year ended 31st March 1977, during which its expenditure was as follows: