§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what estimate she has made of the grant available from the Sports Council and other public bodies in support of canoeing in the year 1994–95, expressed in terms per capita of those participating in this sport; and what are the corresponding figures for the sport of angling. [29333]
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§ Mr. SproatIn 1994–95 the British Canoe Union received a grant of £320,000 from the Sports Council. A further £6,500 was also provided for canoeing schemes in awards from sportsmatch, a business sponsorship incentive scheme for sport launched by the Government in 1992 to increase the amount of business sponsorship going into grass roots sport and physical recreation. This represents a sum of £3.26 on a per capita basis for the estimated 100,00 people who take part in the sport. In 1994–95 Sports Council grants to the governing bodies of angling totalled £54,125. In addition to this, sportsmatch provided £42,250 in awards for angling schemes. This represents a sum of 3p on a per capita basis for the estimated 2.9 million people participating in freshwater and seawater angling in England and Wales.
§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the technical definition for canoeing in the Scottish/NVQ, for coaching. [30325]
§ Mr. SproatThe awarding bodies forum has accepted the technical definition for canoeing, and it therefore meets the normal requirements for S/NVQs. In relation to health and safety, the technical definition was developed by the British Canoe Union following principles and procedures agreed by the forum, and it is for the BCU to review this definition on a regular basis.