HC Deb 31 March 1988 vol 130 c716W
Mr. Onslow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of Sports Council grant to the Amateur Rowing Association in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and what information he has as to what estimate was made of the total membership of the Amateur Rowing Association in each of the years in question.

Mr. Moynihan

Sports Council grant-in-aid to the Amateur Rowing Association for the last three years for which figures are available was as follows:

Year £
1984–85 288,540
1985–86 382,546
1986–87 439,850

Estimates of membership for the calendar years 1984, 1985 and 1986 are as follows:

Year Number
1984 24,910
1985 25,173
1986 24,842