§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding Sport England gives to(a) football, (b) hockey, (c) men's football, (d) women's football, (d) men's hockey and (f) women's hockey. [66771]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 4 July 2002]The following figures show the amount of funding Sport England has given to football and hockey since the inception of the Lottery.
There have been 429 community capital awards to football up to March 2002, totalling £187,106,898 (of which £120,000,000 went to Wembley National Stadium) and 1,504 Awards for All totalling £4,468,471. There have been 137 community capital awards to hockey up to March 2002, totalling £57,638,283, and 360 Awards for All totalling £1,144,680.
No further breakdown is available.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she last met television executives to discuss the broadcasting of(a) football and (b) hockey. [66768]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 4 July 2002]I met executives from ITV Digital on 16 March, and the Director-General of the BBC on 18 March, to discuss the broadcasting of football. I have not discussed the broadcasting of hockey with television executives.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding per participant Sport England gives to(a) football, (b) hockey,(c) men's football and (d) women's football, (e) men's hockey and (f) women's hockey. [66772]
§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 4 July 2002]According to the Football Association, there are a total of 1.2 million football players.
Funding from Sport England to Association Football in 2001–02 totals £6,951,295.
From these figures funding per participant is therefore £5.79.
According to the English Hockey Association there are approximately 68,000 regular national, regional and local league players, in addition to an estimated 165,000 active club members.
Funding from Sport England to the English Hockey Association in 2001–02 totals £3,827,861.
From these figures funding per participant is therefore £16.42.
No further breakdown is available.
§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many people participate in(a) football, (b) hockey, (c) men's football, (d) women's football, (e) men's hockey and (f) women's hockey. [66770]
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§ Mr. Caborn[holding answer 4 July 2002]According to the Football Association, there are 36,000 affiliated football clubs and a total of £1.2 million football players. Of this total 60,000 are women and girls who participate in the sport.
According to the English Hockey Association there are approximately 68,000 regular national, regional and local league players, in addition an estimated 165,00 active club members. No figures by gender exist.