HC Deb 19 July 1991 vol 195 c307W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 15 July to the hon. Member for Wakefield, whether the recently advertised post of youth development officer for the Royal Naval Rugby Union is to be funded from within his Department's budget for the Royal Naval Rugby Union.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

No.

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the full cost to his Department of(a) the Armed Forces Rugby Union and (b) the Royal Air Force Rugby Union; and how many full or part-time posts there are within both organisations.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Armed Forces Rugby Union (in fact the Combined Services Rugby Football Committee) and Royal Air Force Rugby Union are run by executive committees, who provide their services on a voluntary basis. There are no full or part-time posts funded by the Ministry of Defence solely dedicated to the support of these organisations. MOD does provide financial assistance with both sports equipment and travel costs for officials and players but these costs are not held centrally.