HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 cc850-1W
Mr. Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will list the amount of(a) World Class Performance, (b) World Class Potential and (c) World Class Start funding distributed by (i) UK Sport, (ii) Sport England, (iii) Sport Scotland, (iv) the Sports Council for Wales and (v) the Northern Ireland Sports Council in (x) 1998–99 and (y) 1999–2000, and the provisional figures for 2000–01; and if he will list the sports in receipt of World Class lottery funding and how much they received from each of the above bodies. [110028]

Kate Hoey

The World Class Performance Programme is administered by Sport England and UK Sport. World Class Potential and Start Programmes are administered solely by Sport England. A number of sports have submitted applications to Sport England under the Start and Potential Programmes which have been approved or approved in principle, but to date no payments have been made. Alternative programmes for the elite level sport are in place in the Home Countries. The sums awarded to elite sport appear in the following table:

  • Bobsleigh
  • Boccia
  • Boxing
  • Cycling
  • Women's Cricket
  • Canoeing
  • Diving
  • 851W
  • Equestrian
  • Goalball
  • Gymnastics
  • Ladies Golf
  • Hockey
  • Ice Skating
  • Judo
  • Karate
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • Netball
  • Orienteering
  • Rowing
  • Rugby Football League
  • Women's Rugby
  • Wheelchair Rugby
  • Skiing
  • Sailing
  • Speed Skating
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Disability Swimming
  • Paraplegic Shooting
  • Disability Table Tennis
  • Wheelchair Tennis
  • Table Tennis
  • Target Shooting
  • Ten Pin Bowling
  • Triathlon
  • Trampolining
  • Water Skiing
  • Weightlifting.

The information required for the latter part of the question is not held within my Department.

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