HC Deb 27 February 1990 vol 168 c113W
Mr. Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much funding has been given by his Department for the Scottish Sports Council in each of the past 12 years.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Grant aid to the Scottish Sports Council since 1979–80 has been as follows:

Year Grant-in-Aid £
1979–80 2,829,000
1980–81 3,240,000
1981–82 3,510,000
1982–83 4,088,907
1983–84 3,887,000
1984–85 4,149,000
1985–86 4,340,000
1986–87 4,585,000
1987–88 4,698,000
1988–89 15,799,000
1989–90 5,150,000
1990–91 5,517,000
1 Includes the figure of £1 million towards the cost of the Scottish Sports Council's new headquarters building at South Gyle, Edinburgh.

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