§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their estimate of the total cost to public funds of the Football Association's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. [HL3169]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeySport England has agreed to pay £3.14 million of the costs of the 2006 World Cup Bid from its Lottery Fund: £2,975,649 of that amount had been paid to the Football Association before 5 July.
Direct costs to the Government have arisen in respect of the previous Minister of Sport's visits to a number of countries in support of the bid. The cost of these visits was £102,780, although some other government business was also conducted. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has also agreed to pay £20,000 of the travelling expenses for the Prime Minister's special envoy.