HC Deb 05 March 1992 vol 205 cc256-8W
Mr. Sillars

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a list of recreation projects built in the city of Glasgow in the last five years which have had support from governmental or European Community funds; and if he will indicate the total project costs and Government or European contribution levels.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Not all the information requested is held centrally. The available figures and a list of the projects supported by governmental or EC funds are set out in the table below. The total capital building costs for urban aid projects was £4.417 million. The Government's grant contribution was 75 per cent. of this figure.

Recreational projects built in the city of Glasgow with governmental or European Community bouts 1985–1991
Grant awarded £ Total cost of project £
Scottish Sports Council Grants
Kelvin Hall, Conversion 500,000 3,600,000
Greenfields, Sand Carpet Pitch 40,425 50,425
Greenfields, Sand/Slit Pitch 7,500 10,000
Scottish Amateur Wrestling Association, Equipment 8,066 10,000
Kelvin Hall, Timing Equipment 60,000 60,000
Springburn, Demonstration Indoor Sports Centre 150,000 815,052
Springburn, Management Information Centre 18,000 18,000
Scottish Karate Board of Control, Scoreboards 2,600 2,600
Jordanhill, Sports Science Support Service 5,000 5,000
Scottish Amateur Ballroom Dancing Association, Equipment 3,840 3,840
St. Marks Badminton Club 700 1,400
Rutherglen Cruising Club 2,000 5,000
Kelvin Hall, Athletics Track 103,000 515,000
Helenvale, Hockey 75,000 585,500
Angel Lights, Skatepark 2,000 4,000
Willowbank Bowling Club 1,000 2,000
Kelvin Hall, Karate Mats 3,500 3,500
Kelvin Hall, Promotional Video 11,000 15,350
Kelvin Hall, Sports Medicine 8,470 8,470
Glasgow Green, Croquet 3,986 9,800
Glasgow Lions American Football Club, Equipment 1,000 6,000
Clydesdale Cricket Club, Equipment 1,000 3,980
Kelvin Hall, Climbing Wall 18,034 30,872
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ASSISTED PROJECTS
Strathclyde Integrated Development Operational Programme
McLellan Galleries 1,491,120 4,560,000
Museum of Education 249,600 492,000
Glasgow Concert Hall 8,224,050 25,150,000
Glasgow Film Theatre 25,000 100,000
Art Lover's House 50,000 100,000
Scottish Youth Theatre 50,000 100,000
Glasgow Green Improvements 200,000 400,000
Glasgow Cathedral Precinct, Environmental Improvements 114,689 229,378
Glasgow National Programme of Community Interest
Kelvin Hall 3,496,350 6,357,000
People's Palace 319,000 580,000
Pollok Park 187,000 340,000
Information Centre 137,500 250,000
Glasgow Cathedral Precinct 275,000 500,000

Recreational projects built in the City of Glasgow for which funding information is not held centrally

Scottish Development Agency/Scottish Enterprise/Glasgow Development Agency

  • Garnethill Activity Park, Environmental Works
  • Barlia Pitches, General Funding Support/Environmental Works
  • Garthamlock Central Park, Environmental Works
  • Cambusland Football Pitches, Environmental Works
  • Glasgow Cathedral Precinct, Townscape Improvements
  • McLellan Galleries, Building Facelift
  • Museum of Transport, Floodlighting
  • Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum, Building Facelift

Urban Programme Grants

  • Balornock East Youth Centre
  • Barlanark Theatre Workshop and Adaptations
  • Barlia All-Weather Pitch
  • Bridgeton Youth Club
  • Burnhill Recreation Proposals
  • Business and the Arts Govan
  • Castlemilk Flume
  • Commercial Court Play Area
  • Community Arts/Culture—"Animature"
  • Community Inflatables
  • Drumchapel Detached Youth Project
  • Drumchapel Sports Centre Improvements
  • Drumchapel Youth Centre—Access to Disabled Young People
  • Easthall Play and Recreation Area Easterhouse
  • Enterprise Theatre—Govan
  • Floodlighting—St. Riochs School Playing Fields
  • Games Court Calvay Crescent
  • Garthamlock Visual Statement (Resource)
  • Installation of a Boom—Drumchapel Swimming Pool
  • James Lindsay Memorial Park
  • Lauriston Youth Centre
  • Milton Creative Playpark
  • Muirglen Playpark
  • Oatlands Leisure Gardens—Disabled Gardening Project
  • Peterson Park Tenants Hall—Youth Centre
  • Play Area Lochend Easterhouse
  • Pollockshields Library—Project Room
  • Possilpark Youth Action Project
  • Reidvale Adventure Playground (Joint with GDC)
  • Royston Community Building
  • Springburn Museum and Exhibition Centre
  • St. Mungo's Riding Centre for the Disabled
  • Upgrade Gairbraid
  • Westwood South Studio
  • Woodside Youth Point
  • Yoker Teenage Library
  • Youth Action—Govan

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