§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the Government grant support given to Sport England and its predecessor body for each of the years from 1994 to 1999. [103874]
§ Kate HoeySport England was established by Royal Charter on 19 September 1996 and became fully operational on 1 January 1997. Since then its grant in aid has been:
Year £ million 1996–97 115.7 1997–98 33.7 1998–99 33.5 1999–2000 234.5 1From 1 January 1997 2Allocation Prior to the establishment of Sport England funding for sport was channelled through the GB Sports Council. Grant in aid to the GB Sports Council for the relevant years was:
Year £ million 1993–94 50.6 1994–95 49.4 1995–96 49.2 1996–971 27.7 1Up to 31 December 1996