§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) which Football League clubs have applied for lottery money from the Sports Council of England for youth development schemes; [59939]
595W(2) how many applications have been received by the Sports Council of England from Football League clubs for funding for youth development schemes; [59938]
(3) which Football League clubs have unsuccessfully applied for lottery money from the Sports Council of England to fund youth development schemes; [59942]
(4) which Football League clubs have successfully applied for lottery money from the Sports Council of England to fund youth development schemes; [59941]
(5) which Football League clubs have received lottery money from the Sports Council of England to fund youth development schemes. [59940]
§ Mr. Banks[holding answer 16 November 1998]: Sixty-nine Football League clubs are eligible for Lottery money under the Youth Football Development Programme, which is jointly funded by the FA Premier League and the Lottery Sports Fund. So far thirty one clubs have been awarded Lottery funding from the English Sports Council; fourteen clubs' applications are under assessment by the ESC; and three applications have been returned with a request for further information. No clubs have been turned down for funding under this scheme. The table sets out the awards that have been made to date.
FAPL/ESC Youth Football Development Programme £ Club Total project costs (1st year) Lottery Sports Fund (1st year) Lottery Sports Fund (4 years total) Barnet 195,773 69,000 276,000 Brighton & Hove Albion 167,700 69,000 276,000 Bristol City 374,000 69,000 276,000 Bury 285,958 69,000 276,000 Chesterfield 259,817 69,000 276,000 Colchester United 171,050 69,000 276,000 Crewe Alexandra 301,731 69,000 276,000 Fulham 548,548 69,000 276,000 Huddersfield Town 200,361 100,181 400,722 Ipswich Town 686,204 69,000 276,000 Leyton Orient 200,318 69,000 276,000 Lincoln City 213,035 69,000 276,000 Manchester City 870,034 69,000 276,000 Millwall 394,000 69,000 276,000 Northampton Town 286,831 69,000 276,000 Norwich City 288,000 69,000 276,010 Notts County 226,154 69,000 276,000 Oldham Athletic 284,751 69,000 276,000 Oxford United 234,362 57,551 230,204 Peterborough United 737,199 69,000 276,000 QPR 812,080 69,000 276,000 Reading 219,673 69,000 276,000 Rotherham United 221,961 69,000 276,000 Sheffield United 219,703 48,372 193,488 Shrewsbury Town 182,704 58,834 235,336 Stoke City 266,348 69,000 276,000 Sunderland 540,892 69,000 276,000 Walsall 225,946 69,000 276,000 Watford 359,000 69,000 276,000 West Bromwich Albion 307,605 69,000 276,000 Wycombe Wanderers 185,075 69,000 276,000 Grand Total 10,466,773 2,127,938 8,511,750