§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish in the Official Report the list of the awards granted to all the sporting bodies from the Sports Council, including cash grants, and on what conditions; and indicate what criteria had to be recognised before any awards were made.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of National Heritage (Lord Inglewood)The Sports Council awards grants to sports organisations, mainly recognised governing bodies for sport, towards the cost of defined programmes that are relevant to its policy objectives. Grants are focused62WA increasingly on youth sport and performance and excellence. Conditions are attached to each grant and vary, depending in part on the nature of the activity supported.
For the current year, the Sports Council has committed grants to the recognised national governing bodies for sport and others as follows:
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Governing Body Grants (£) National Federation of Anglers 25,000 National Federation of Sea Anglers 30,000 Salmon & Trout Association 17,500 Grand National Archery Society 60,000 Football Association 45,000 Amateur Athletic Association of England 10,000 British Athletic Federation 155,000 Badminton Association of England 240,000 British Badminton Olympic Committee 70,000 English Schools' Badminton Association 15,000 British Baseball Federation 21,500 English Basketball Association 266,250 British Bobsleigh Association 100,000 English Bowls Coaching Scheme 22,000 Amateur Boxing Association of England 78,500 British Amateur Boxing Association 20,000 British Canoe Union 320,000 National Caving Association 23,750 Cricket Council 250,000 English Schools Cricket Association 20,000 Women's Cricket Association 40,000 Croquet Association 27,250 British Curling Association 22,000 British Cyclo-Cross Association 77,750 British Cycling Federation 260,000 British Cycle Speedway Council 15,500 Cyclists' Touring Club 20,000 English BMX Association 8,500 English Schools' Cycling Association 2,500 Road Time Trials Council 10,000 British Blind Sports 40,600 British Deaf Sports Council 50,000 British Paralympic Association 150,000 British Sports Association for the Disabled 195,000 English Sports Association for People with Learning Disabilities 111,500 UK Sports Association for People with Learning Disabilities 65,600 British Equestrian Federation 88,250 British Horse Society 37,600 Amateur Fencing Association 175,000 Exercise Association of England 40,000 British Gliding Association 15,000 English Golf Union 30,000 British Amateur Gymnastics Association 396,000 British Schools' Gymnastics Association 26,000 British Handball Association 16,000 British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association 70,000 All England Women's Hockey Association 146,250 GB Men's Hockey Board 58,000 GB Women's Hockey Olympic Committee 120,000 Hockey Association 195,000 British Ice Hockey Association 30,000 National Ice Skating Association 120,000 British Judo Association 281,250 English Karate Governing Body 70,000 English Lacrosse Association 146,834 Royal Life Saving Society UK 30,000 British Model Flying Association 15,000 Modern Pentathlon Association of GB 70,000 British Mountaineering Council 216,250 English Amateur Dance Association 7,500 English Folk Dance & Song Society 20,000 Health & Beauty Exercise 24,500 64WA
Governing Body Grants (£) Keep Fit Association 40,000 Margaret Morris Movement 37,500 Medau Society 28,750 All England Netball Association 138,000 British Orienteering Federation 93,750 British Parachute Association 83,800 British Petanque Association 20,000 Tennis & Rackets Association 17,500 National Roller Hockey Association 18,000 British Federation of Roller Skating 28,000 National Rounders Association 6,760 Amateur Rowing Association 447,500 British Amateur Rugby League Association 160,000 Rugby Football Union for Women 48,000 National Schools Sailing Association 1,250 Royal Yachting Association 228,500 British Federation of Sand & Land Yacht Clubs 19,000 National Council for Schools' Sport 3,000 English Shooting Council 7,500 GB Target Shooting Federation 249,465 British Ski Federation 150,000 English Ski Council 75,000 Squash Rackets Association 240,000 British Universities Sports Association 57,500 British Surfing Association 25,000 Surf Life Saving Association of GB 38,250
Governing Body Grants (£) Amateur Swimming Association 87,000 Amateur Swimming Federation of GB 60,000 English Schools' Swimming Association 2,500 British Olympic Table Tennis Committee 35,000 English Schools' Table Tennis Association 3,500 English Table Tennis Association 279,000 British Tenpin Bowling Association 30,000 British Triathlon Association 40,000 British Volleyball Federation 60,000 English Volleyball Association 215,000 British Water Ski Federation 195,000 British Amateur Weight Lifter's Association 120,000 British Amateur Wrestling Association 33,333 Others National Coaching Foundation 1,550,500 National Sports Medicine Institute 433,500 British Sports Trust 50,000 Central Council of Physical Recreation 19,500 Commonwealth Games Council for England 25,000 Some additional grants may also be made by the Sports Council regional offices to the regional governing bodies of sport and other regional organisations.