§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people are presently employed by the Sports Council; and what has been the average level of employment for each of the years since its formation.
§ Mr. MonroThe Sports Council currently employs 560 staff, the majority in its regional offices and the national centres at Crystal Palace, Bisham Abbey, Lilleshall, Cowes, Plas y Brenin and Holme Pierrepont. The average level of employment for each of the years since 1972 is:
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1972 450 1973 490
1974 510 1975 515 1976 520 1977 525 1978 545 1979 550 Part-time posts have been rounded up to equate to full-time posts.
§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total spending of the Sports Council for each of the years since its formation; and what percentage of this has come from public funds.
§ Mr. MonroThe information is as follows:
Total spend £ million Percentage of public funds 1972–73 4.345 85.36 1973–74 6.018 86.67 1974–75 7.584 89.24 1975–76 9.904 86.98 1976–77 11.461 91.99 1977–78 13.525 87.88 1978–79 17.198 90.70 1979–80 18.198 88.32 In order to give a regular basis for comparison over the period in question, this information has been extracted from the council's income and expenditure accounts presented annually to the Department. It will differ slightly form the presentation of financial statistics given in the council's annual reports, the format of these having changed over the years.
§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cost of administering the Sports Council for each year since its formation.
§ Mr. MonroThe cost of the salaries and superannuation of the Sports Council's headquarters and regional staff for the years in question is as follows:
£ million 1972–73 0.581 1973–74 0.726 1974–75 0.940 1975–76 1.359 1976–77 1.377 1977–78 1.491 1978–79 1.671 1979–80 2.083 These figures cover administrative, technical and development services, but do not include the national centres.