HC Deb 06 February 2001 vol 362 cc447-9W
Mr. Greenway

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he plans to publish a report on the findings of the Playing Fields Monitoring Group. [148696]

Kate Hoey

The Playing Fields Monitoring Group has met three times since being established in April last year. The Group is currently working to produce a comprehensive and unified set of statistics from the DfEE, DETR and Sport England on playing fields, which will

New Opportunities period Fund Income and Expenditure for the 12 month January 2000 to 31 December 2000
£000
Income Expenditure (incl. hard commitments)
June 18,528.0 1,727.0
July 21,691.7 54,118.7
August 43,749.5 1-7,016.0
September 21,936.9 30,629.7
October 21,213.8 21,831.5
November 18,754.7 20,943.6
December 18,575.5 48,407.7
Total 278,540.8 276,199.0
1 An adjustment to hard commitments in August created the credit balance

Note:

Hard commitments outstanding at 31 December 2000 were £277,621,583.01

Mr.Greth R.Thomas

To ask the secretary of state for Culture for Media and Sport if he will list the New Opportunities Fund grants to school in Harrow, West constituency in each year since May 1997. [148324]

Kate Hoey

The new opportunities Fund has made five awards to project in the Harrow West constituency through the Out of School Hours Child care programme, totalling £91,674. Details of awards are shown in the table. give a clear indication of the position of playing field disposals for publication later this year. I should like to pay tribute to the assistance which the Central Council of Physical Recreation and the National Playing Fields Association are providing to the work of the Group.

Mr.Greenway

To ask the secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral answer of 22 January 2001,Official Report, column 637,to the right hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones),what criteria are used by his Department to define school playing fields. [148698]

Kate Hoey

In the context of my answer of 22 January 2001,Official Report, column 637, to my right hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mr. Jones), my Department uses the definition of school playing fields as set out in the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1999. These Regulations define school team game playing fields as any playing fields within the meaning (in relation to both England and Wales) of section 77 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 which, having regard to their configuration, are suitable for the playing of team games and which are laid out for that purpose.