§ Mr. Peter AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment he has made of the value for money obtained by the England bid to host the 2006 World Cup. [130844]
§ Mr. Chris Smith[holding answer 17 July 2000]: The Football Association's funding agreement with Sport England set out in detail how Lottery money could be used to support the 2006 World Cup bid—primarily the costs of staff, administration, events, exhibitions and technical studies. Sport England is fully satisfied with its monitoring arrangements for ensuring that the Lottery funding allocated to supporting the bid has been used with the maximum of economy.
The uses to which the bid's other sources of funding have been put are entirely matters for the FA, the Premier League and the bid's commercial sponsors.