§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to place in the Library the full audited accounts of Sport England's contribution to the FA World Cup bid. [129832]
§ Kate Hoey[holding answer 10 July 2000]: Lottery money totalling £3.14 million has been allocated to the Football Association's bid to host the World Cup in 2006. The uses to which that money is put are closely monitored by Sport England, and details will appear in Sport England's Lottery Annual Report.
Sport England's contribution to the bid is subject to the same general terms and conditions as other major Lottery grants. It is not a general Lottery condition to require 545W published accounts. However, reference to the total costs of the bid will be made in the FA's General Annual Report and Accounts and I have asked the FA, in view of the interest in this matter, to make the detailed information available.