HC Deb 06 November 2001 vol 374 c170W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when the money from Sport England for the Wembley stadium project will be repaid.[13017]

Mr. Caborn

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr. Yeo) on 22 October 2001,Official Report, column 21W.

Mr. Yeo

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her answer of 15 October 2001,Official Report, column 816W, on the national stadium, if she will give details of the spending by Sport England on the development of the national athletics centre project, indicating how much of this expenditure is recoverable.[12628]

Mr. Caborn

[holding answer 5 November 2001]: Sport England has spent £1.57 million on the development of the national athletics centre project. All of the funding was committed for feasibility and outline design work, which has been completed. The issue of recoverability does not, therefore, arise.

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