§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what representations he has received on the level of public subsidy required if Britain hosts the International Amateur Athletics Federation World Championships in 2005. [108073]
§ Kate HoeyThe Chief Executive of Manchester City Council has written to my officials enclosing a copy of a paper written by a firm of Canadian consultants dated 23 January 2000, which suggests that the net event costs of staging the World Athletics Championships would be 735W in the region of £15 million. UK Athletics have in principle agreement from Sport England of £15 million Lottery funding towards event costs for the 2005 World Athletics Championships and this is the figure included in the UK Athletics outline bid submitted to the International Amateur Athletics Federation on 31 January 2000.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate he has made of the necessary additional spending required by his Department in order for Britain to host the International Amateur Athletics Federation World Championship in 2005. [108074]
§ Kate HoeyFollowing the decision to remove athletics from Wembley, my Department is now co-ordinating urgent work between the Government Office for London, Sport England, UK Sport, UK Athletics and the British Olympic Association on further developing the bid for the 2005 World Athletics Championships which takes account of a possible future Olympic bid, including the level of public or Lottery funding that may be required.
School Local authority Amount awarded (£) Scheme Newquay Tretherras School Restormel 136,073 Artificial hockey pitch Fowey Community School Restormel 1,190,339 Sport and leisure complex Callington School and Community College Caradon 75,000 Phase 11 of college sports facilities project Liskeard School and Community College Caradon 259,624 Artificial hockey pitch Cape Cornwall Community Penwith 578,473 Sports hall and car park A further six schools located in areas where Sport Action Zones have been set up have also received awards. However, in these areas the boundaries of the
School Local authority Amount awarded (£) Scheme Rossington High School Boat Club Doncaster 18,640 Purchase of boats Thomas Rotherham College Rotherham 491,941 Construction of new sports hall St. Bernard's RC School Rotherham 13,800 All weather cricket pitch and practice nets Small Heath GM School Birmingham 1,605,083 All weather playing surfaces Arthur Terry School Birmingham 732,965 Sports hall refurbishment Baverstock Grant Maintained School Birmingham 14,124 Table tennis development project to include disabled people