Space for Sport and Arts Scheme

HC Deb 26 February 2001 vol 363 c395W

27. Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many primary schools will receive new facilities under the space for sport and arts scheme. [149413]

Kate Hoey

Having considered around 500 outline proposals submitted in December by the 65 LEAs allocated funding under the Space for Sport and Arts (SSA) scheme, the project board recommended detailed applications should be developed on nearly 300 projects. Each LEA has been asked to confirm by 7 March 2001 its final portfolio of projects for which applications will be submitted by the end of October 2001. A final list of schools for which applications are being developed will be published in due course.