§ Mr. WilsonTo 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 ForsythGrant 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.