§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has received a copy of the policy document of the Sports Council entitled "Sport in the Community—The Next Ten Years".
§ Mr. MoynihanA copy of "Sport in the Community—The Next Ten Years" was sent by the Sports Council to my predecessor when it was published in 1982.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment on what date he complied with his 511W undertaking in line 13 of column 1294, Official Report, 16 December, to draw to the attention of the Sports Council the need not to involve itself in unpopular schemes that are damaging to the environment; when he expects a reply from the Sports Council; and if he will copy the correspondence to the hon. Member for Twickenham.
§ Mr. MoynihanI wrote to the members of the Sports Council on 5 January. The hon. Member received a copy of the letters.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in the light of his statement in theOfficial Report, 16 December, column 1292, he has received notification from the Sports Council that a final decision has been taken on the Teddington floodlight scheme.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Sports Council is not required to notify the Department of decisions to grant aid projects of this size, but I understand that the council gave approval to a grant of £100,000 towards the project on 9 January.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if, following his undertaking to convey the contents to the chairman of the Sports Council, he will make it his policy to seek from the Sports Council a full reply to the speech of the hon. Member for Twickenham in the Adjournment debate on 16 December.
§ Mr. MoynihanNo. I replied to the Adjournment debate on 16 December.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when, following his undertaking in line 2, column 1294,Official Report 16 December, he personally sent a copy of the 16 December Adjournment debate to each member of the Sports Council.
§ Mr. MoynihanMy letters of 5 January to the members of the Sports Council enclosed a copy of theHansard record of the Adjournment debate.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether Her Majesty's Government accept the policy of the Sports Council in its policy document, "Sports in the Community—The Next Ten Years", with specific reference to the interests and the needs of non-users.
§ Mr. Moynihan"Sport in the Community—The Next Ten Years" was published by the Sports Council in 1982. The Sports Council, which was established by royal charter, is independent of the Government.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what advice has been given to the Sports Council with regard to the extent to which it should take into consideration the environmental impact of projects which it supports; and if he will make a statement in the light of the Sports Council's own declared policy to take into account the interests of non-users.
§ Mr. MoynihanIt is for the Sports Council to decide whether or not to give grant aid to a project in the light of all the relevant information available.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment in what form the provision of funding for the Sports Council is laid before Parliament; at what intervals; and when this is next due to take place.
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§ Mr. MoynihanParliament is informed of the funding requirements for the Sports Council through the Autumn Statement made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, through the public expenditure White Paper and through the normal Supply procedure.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will set out in theOfficial Report the length of time for which the chairman, the vice-chairman and the members of the Sports Council are appointed; and if he will give the dates to which the current appointments are to run in each case.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe chairman of the Sports Council is appointed for a term not exceeding five years. The vice-chairman and the other members are appointed for terms not exceeding three years. In all cases they are eligible for re-appointment. The terms of office of the current members of the council expire on the following dates:
Date John Smith (chairman) 19 May 1989 Sebastian Coe (vice-chairman) 9 July 1989 J. Allan Patmore (vice-chairman) 31 August 1990 Raymond Miquel 15 November 1991 John Powell 31 March 1990 Ron Emes 9 March 1990 Richard Fox 27 October 1991 Margaret Hohman 27 October 1991 Norman Jacobs 27 October 1991 Tim Marshall 27 October 1991 Charles Palmer 27 November 1989 Mary Peters 27 October 1991 David Simon 27 October 1991 Peter Yarranton 27 October 1991
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many communications he received from the Sports Council board members or officials concerning the Teddington floodlight scheme; and if he will list them by date.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe Department has received one letter from the Sports Council concerning the Teddington floodlight scheme dated 2 December 1988.
§ Mr. JesselTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will extend his undertaking personally to convey to every member of the Sports Council the views put by the hon. Member for Twickenham in the Adjournment debate on 16 December to every member of the London Regional Sports Council.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe chairman of the London Council for Sport and Recreation is a member of the Sports Council. I made him aware of the hon. Member's concerns in my letter of 5 January. It is for him to convey this to other members of the London Council for Sport and Recreation.