Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what payments the Royal Parks Agency has received from the London marathon in each of the last five years. [153962]
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthResponsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated to the Royal Parks Agency under its chief executive, William Weston, I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from William Weston to Mr. Gareth R. Thomas, dated March 2001
I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Culture. Media and Sport to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the amount the Royal Parks Agency has received from the London Marathon as this is an operational matter for which I am responsible.
The Royal Parks Agency has received the following payments from the London Marathon over the last five years.
£ Event fee Police costs 1996 36,225 n/a 1997 46,808.51 n/a 1998 85,106.38 n/a 1999 140,000 7,019.57 2000 142,800 7,320 In addition, in 2000 the Agency received £1,672.35 in respect of reinstatement costs.