§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the objectives are of(a) the regional Sport England bodies and (b) the regional New Opportunities Fund for Sport bodies; and if she will make a statement. [16870]
§ Mr. CabornThe role of Sport England's nine regional offices is to deliver, in partnership with a range of statutory, voluntary and commercial agencies concerned with sport and recreation, Sport England's national programmes for the development and promotion of sport.
The New Opportunities Fund is the body designated in the National Lottery Act 1998 to distribute Lottery funds to initiatives concerned with health, education and the environment. The role of the New Opportunities Fund's regional representatives is to help deliver the overall objectives of the fund. The vision for the new opportunities for PE and the sport in schools programme is laid out in the fund's recently published document "Building for Tomorrow".