HC Deb 16 January 1981 vol 996 cc624-5W
Mr. Waller

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the Sports Council's grant-in-aid for 1981–82.

Mr. Monro

Subject to the approval of Parliament the grant-in-aid to the Sports Council for 1981–82 will be £21 million. I believe that in all the circumstances this compares very favourably with the current grant of £19.159 million, representing as it does an increase in cash terms of nearly 10 per cent. Separate grants are, of course, made to the Sports Council in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.