§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans his Department has for funding local community sports areas to serve housing estates(a) within Sports Action Zones and (b) outside designated Sports Action Zones. [111113]
§ Kate Hoey[holding answer 22 February 2000]: Sport England will allocate at least two-thirds of the planned budget of the Lottery Sports Fund of £200 million per year over the next 10 years to the Community Projects Fund supporting community sports provision for all. As a priority, it will ensure that at leat 50 per cent. of this money is invested in projects which will benefit communities in areas of deprivation such as Sport Action Zones.