HC Deb 25 July 1991 vol 195 c810W
Mr. Ken Hargreaves

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Her Majesty's Government's relationship with the Foundation for Sport and the Arts and the Football Trust will be reviewed in the event of a change of ownership of any member of the Pools Promoters Association.

Mr. Mellor

Whether or not Her Majesty's Government would need to review its relationship with the Foundation for Sport and the Arts or with the Football Trust would depend upon who the new owners were and on their attitude to their company's continued participation in either body.

Mr. Burns

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what will be the channel of communication between Her Majesty's Government and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, once the foundation has been formally established.

Mr. Mellor

It is important that there should be a single channel of communication between Her Majesty's Government and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. It will be provided by the Department of Education and Science and, in particular, the Minister for Sport. A representative of the Department will attend meetings of the foundation's trustees. I regret any confusion that may have been caused by my mistaken reference to another Minister in this context during the recent debate on clause 114 of the Finance Bill on 15 July at column 172.