§ Mr. Alasdair MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much financial assistance was made available by(a) the National Lottery,(b) the English Sports Council and Sport England, (c) the Government, (d) the UK Sports Council and (e) other 816W public sector bodies to assist with (i) the preparation of the bid by Manchester to host the Olympics, (ii) the preparation of the bid by Manchester to host the Commonwealth Games, (iii) the upgrading of stadiums and other facilities for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, (iv) the running costs of the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, (v) the preparation of the bid to host the World Student Games in Sheffield in 2003, (vi) the preparation of the bid to host the World Student Games in Sheffield, (vii) the upgrading of stadiums and other facilities for the World Student Games in Sheffield and (viii) the running costs of the World Student Games in Sheffield. [131793]
§ Kate HoeyMost Government money specifically allocated to sport in England is channelled through the English Sports Council (Sport England). This is an independent body sponsored by this Department which, within an overall policy framework set by the Department, dispenses these funds according to its own detailed policies and priorities.
- (i) Regarding support for Manchester Olympic bids: Manchester made two unsuccessful bids for the Olympic Games for both 1996 and 2000. The bids received support from central Government in various ways, and much of the infrastructure assistance has been carried over to the Commonwealth Games. The overall cost for completing projects for the Olympic Bid 2000 programme was circa £73 million.
- (ii) No funding has been made available from the sources listed for the hid for the Commonwealth Games.
- (iii) Regarding the upgrading of stadiums and other facilities for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Sport England have made the following lottery grant: £92 million towards a total cost of £110 million for the Commonwealth Stadium and English Institute of Sport at Eastlands, Manchester, the venue for the Games athletics, cycling, squash, table tennis and rugby 7's events; £1 million to enhance facilities at Belle Vue, Manchester, to provide the venue for the Games hockey event; £6 million towards a total cost of £6.7 million, for the National Shooting Centre at Bisley, Surrey, the venue for the Games shooting events.
- (iv) No funding has been made available from the sources listed to meet the running costs of the Commonwealth Games. The World Student Games in 2003 will be held in Korea and no UK bid was made for these Games. The World Student Games were held in Sheffield in 1991. The English Sports Council and National Lottery did not exist at that time. However, I can say that £3 million was made available through the Sports Council for the 1991 World Student Games.