§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will list(a) the organisations and (b) the individuals which the Sports Council has consulted during its current review of sports to be eligible for grant aid. [13525]
§ Mr. SproatThere is no current review of sports eligible for grant aid. Work was undertaken in 1995–96 to co-ordinate the activities provided by the Sports Council's regions and units which assist in the development of excellence.
The English Sports Council will be providing a high-quality range of services, including specialist advice, to all recognised governing bodies of sport. At the same time, the council is to give an enhanced set of additional services to a core group of 23 priority sports, dependant on specific needs.
Governing bodies and organisations recognised by the Sports Council have been consulted on the review of services provided and all were invited to a briefing day meeting held on 8 May 1996. The other home country sports councils have also been consulted.
§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many sports have benefited from grant aid from the Sports Council; and if she will list them together with the amount of money they have received since 1994. [13519]
§ Mr. SproatIn the financial year 1994–95, a total of 62 sports received grant aid from the Sports Council amounting to £10,005,034; in 1995–96 a total of 65 sports received grant aid from the Sports Council, amounting to £10,956,247; and in 1996–97 65 sports will receive grant aid planned at £9,899,957. Assistance has also been provided to sport and physical activities through the national sports centres and regional sports development schemes. Full details are provided in the table.
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Spoil 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Angling 54,125 81,750 72,500 Archery 55,000 109,000 80,000 Association football 0 11,250 45,000 Athletics 332,500 410,000 326,500 Badminton 320,000 365,000 332,000 Baseball 32,500 43,000 43,000 Basketball 364,000 355,000 272,250 Bobsleigh 100,000 100,000 100,000 Bowls 42,250 41,250 22,000 Boxing 80,875 153,125 128,500 Canoeing 320,000 380,000 320,000 Caving 30,500 29,125 23,750 Cricket 238,334 172,500 220,450 Croquet 28,500 29,500 27,250 Curling 0 28,000 32,000 Cycling 311,750 548,625 513,250 Disabled sport 566,500 803,250 625,500 Equestrian 145,000 178,000 165,000 Fencing 175,000 175,000 175,000 Fitness/aerobics 0 45,000 75,000 Flying 10,000 2,500 0 Gliding 42,500 37,500 28,500
Sport 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 Golf 25,000 25,000 35,000 Gymnastics 416,500 462,500 429,500 Handball 11,000 16,000 16,000 Hang and paragliding 70,000 70,000 70,000 Hockey 553,250 792,750 581,000 Ice hockey 30,000 30,000 30,000 Ice skating 110,000 122,000 120,000 Judo 375,000 490,000 375,000 Karate 106,000 70,000 67,500 Lacrosse 130,000 111,250 145,834 Land yachting 17,500 0 0 Life saving 38,000 26,250 30,000 Model flying 15,000 15,000 15,000 Modern pentathlon 82,000 89,000 70,000 Motor cycling 0 0 10,125 Mountaineering 175,000 195,000 216,250 Movement and dance 185,875 154,175 133,125 Netball 117,125 212,500 128,750 Orienteering 125,000 132,000 124,750 Parachuting 93,500 93,500 93,500 Petanque 28,750 17,500 21,000 Rambling 45,000 20,000 0 Real tennis 0 11,250 17,500 Roller hockey 18,000 18,000 18,000 Roller skating 18,000 30,000 28,000 Rounders 12,250 13,250 14,250 Rowing 442,500 520,000 447,500 Rugby league 167,500 182,500 167,500 Rugby union 90,000 113,750 125,000 Sailing 496,750 518,250 460,750 Sand and land yachting 0 20,300 19,000 Shooting 568,175 251,785 340,215 Skiing 427,000 276,500 225,000 Softball 0 0 15,000 Squash 221,250 226,250 240,000 Surfing 26,000 21,000 25,000 Surf life saving 40,625 33,125 38,250 Swimming 383,900 345,500 321.500 Table tennis 316,500 297,250 317,500 Tennis and rackets 11,250 0 0 Tenpin bowling 15,500 20,000 30,000 Triathlon 35,000 40,000 40,000 Tug of war 7,500 7,500 9,375 Volleyball 275,000 355,000 275,000 Water skiing 197,250 195,000 195,000 Weight lifting 177,500 159,320 145,000 Wrestling 56,750 57,917 45,833 Total 10,005,034 10,956,247 9,899,957
§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage how many sports are currently eligible to receive grant aid from the Sports Council; and if she will list them. [13517]
§ Mr. SproatNinety-five sports are currently eligible to be considered for the purposes of receiving grant aid. They are:
- Aikido
- American football
- Angling
- Archery
- Association football
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Ballooning
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Billiards and snooker
- Bobsleigh
- Bowls
- Boxing
106 - Camogie
- Canoeing
- Caving
- Chinese martial arts
- Cricket
- Croquet
- Curling
- Cycling
- Disability sport
- Dragon boat race
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Fives
- Flying
- Gaelic football
- Gliding
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Hang/para gliding
- Highland games
- Hockey
- Horse racing
- Hovering
- Hurling
- Ice hockey
- Ice skating
- Judi
- Ju jitsu
- Karate
- Kendo
- Korfball
- Lacrosse
- Lawn tennis
- Life saving
- Luge
- Modern pentathlon
- Motor cycling
- Motor sports
- Mountaineering
- Movement and dance
- Netball
- Orienteering
- Parachuting
- Petanque
- Polo
- Pool
- Quoits
- Racketball
- Rambling
- Real tennis and rackets
- Roller hockey
- Roller skating
- Rounders
- Rowing
- Rugby league
- Rugby union
- Sailing/yachting
- Sand and land yachting
- Shinty
- Shooting
- Skiing
- Softball
- Sombo wrestling
- Squash
- Sub aqua
- Surfing
- Surf life saving
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tang soo do
- Tenpin bowling
- Trampolining
- Triathlon
- Tug of war
107 - Volleyball
- Water skiing
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling Yoga
§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when she expects the Sports Council's review of which sports are to be eligible for grant aid to be completed; and when she expects the revised guide lines to be published. [13524]
§ Mr. SproatThe English Sports Council is not undertaking such a review.