§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will make a statement on her Department's policy in relation to the development of sports for disabled people. [9215]
§ Mr. SproatThe Government fully support sport for people with disabilities. The Sports Council gives annual grants to the main disability sports organisations and has recently announced an additional grant of £200,000 to the British Paralympic Association to assist with training and participation in the Atlanta Paralympic games. The Government's sportsmatch scheme specifies sport for people with disabilities as one of its priority areas disability sport projects are also eligible for national lottery funding. The Sports Council is also working closely with the disability sports organisations and the governing bodies of sport on the implementation of the recommendations of the ministerial review report on sport for people with disabilities "Building on Ability".