§ Mr. OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of Sports Council grants to the British Canoe Union 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 British Canoe Union in the years in question.
§ Mr. MoynihanSports Council grant-in-aid to the British Canoe Union for the last three years for which figures are available was as follows:
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Year £ 1984–85 269,614 1985–86 239,410 1986–87 196,789 Estimates of membership as supplied by the BCU are from November to October in each of those years:
Year Numbers 1984–85 11,377 1985–86 12,733 1986–87 13,667