§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether she expects the number of staff positions at Sport England which have a remuneration package worth over £50,000 per annum to increase by 2005–06. [72472]
§ Mr. CabornSport England expect that the number of staff receiving remuneration packages worth over £50,000 will increase from 14 to 26 by 2005–06. This is due mainly to the regrading of the Regional Director posts and the creation of a new post of Head of Placements and Alliances under the proposed restructuring of Sport England.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what grant-in-aid to(a) Sport England, (b) UK Sport, (c) Sports Scotland, (d) the Sports Council for Wales and (e) the Sports Council for Northern Ireland has been in each year since 1972. [72467]
§ Mr. CabornGrant-in-aid provided to Sport England and UK Sport is as follows. Funding for sport in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is a devolved matter and an issue for those administrations.
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£ million Year GBSC ESC UKSC 1972–73 3.6 — — 1973–74 5.0 — — 1974–75 6.6 — — 1975–76 8.3 — — 1976–77 10.2 — — 1977–78 11.5 — —
£ million Year GBSC ESC UKSC 1978–79 15.2 — — 1979–80 15.6 — — 1980–81 19.3 — — 1981–82 21.0 — — 1982–83 28.0 — — 1983–84 27.1 — — 1984–85 28.6 — — 1985–86 30.1 — — 1986–87 37.4 — — 1987–88 37.2 — — 1988–89 38.4 — — 1989–91 41.9 — — 1990–91 44.8 — — 1991–92 46.7 — — 1992–93 48.6 — — 1993–94 50.6 — — 1994–95 48.9 — — 1995–96 49.3 — — 1996–97 28.2 15.2 4.0 1997–98 — 33.7 11.8 1998–99 — 136.5 11.6 1999–2000 — 137.9 12.6 2000–01 — 138.0 12.6 2001–02 — 143.2 17.6 2002–03 — 153.3 19.6 2003–04 — 178.3 19.6 1Includes funding for Sportsmatch Notes:
GBSC Great Britain Sports Council;
ESC = English Sports Council;
UKSC:= United Kingdom Sports Council (established in September 1996 and became fully operational in January 1997)
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 123W, what assessment has been made of the impact on national governing bodies of the reduction in their Exchequer grant aid from 2000–01 to 2002–03. [72595]
§ Mr. CabornThe grant that it pays to national governing bodies of sport is a matter for Sport England. The total amount that Sport England has paid to national governing bodies has increased each year from 2000–01 to 2002–03.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to her answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 123W, if she will provide a breakdown of Sport England's regional support, listing the budget heads for (a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03. [72503]
§ Mr. CabornThe information is set out in the following table.
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Sport England grant-in-aid regional support £000 2002–03 2003–02 2004–01 Activities School sports co-ordinators 15,000 5,038 — Sportsmatch 3,550 3,550 3,373 Active schools 1,625 1,587 1,999 Active sports — 843 1,680 Equity and social inclusion 801 770 959 Active communities 1,098 1,169 529 Positive futures 320 508 235 Training 436 772 828 Regional sports boards 297 247 255 Places—participation 378 365 348 Places-environment 553 454 525
Sport England grant-in-aid regional support £000 2002–03 2003–02 2004–01 Other 114 44 129 Total 24,172 15,347 10,860 978W
£ Exchequer grants to NGBs 2002–031 2001–022 2000–012 Angling—National Federation of Anglers 40,000 80,500 45,625 Angling—National Federation of Sea Anglers 47,000 38,250 30,000 Angling—Salmon/Trout Association 40,000 32,000 25,000 Archery—Grand National Archery Society 15,000 — — Association Football—Football Association 144,000 108,000 132,000 Athletics—Amateur Athletics Association 293,000 293,000 193,000 Badminton—Badminton Association of England 280,000 280,000 280,000 Basketball—English Basketball Association 454,000 473,334 457,500 Boxing—Amateur boxing Association 95,000 98,000 49,333 Canoeing—British Canoe Union 208,000 200,000 200,000 Cricket—England and Wales Cricket Board 205,000 284,500 266,917 Cycling—British Cycling Federation 300,000 270,000 270,000 Equestrian—British Equestrian Federation 40,000 40,000 40,000 Fencing—British Fencing Association 65,000 50,000 45,000 Fitness—Exercise Association of England — — 28,000 Golf—Golf Foundation 92,000 92,000 94,000 Gymnastics—British Amateur Gymnastics Association 200,000 201,000 200,000 Hockey—English Hockey Network 450,000 450,000 470,000 Ice Skating—National Ice Skating Association 25,000 16,750 25,000 Judo—British Judo Association 125,000 121,000 79,550 Karate—English Karate Governing Body 35,000 16,250 31,250 Lacrosse—English Lacrosse Association 140,000 151,250 213,750 Mountaineering—British Mountaineering Association 65,000 65,000 72,000 Movement and Dance—English Amateur Dancesport 8,000 8,500 8,500 Movement and Dance—English Folk Song and Dance Society 17,000 17,000 17,000 Movement and Dance—Health and Beauty Exercise Association 15,000 15,500 15.000 Movement and Dance—Keep Fit Association 36,000 36,667 37,333 Movement and Dance—Margaret Morris Movement 10,000 10,000 10,000 Movement and Dance—CCPR 42,000 42,000 27,913 Movement and Dance—Medau Society 20,000 20,000 20,000 Netball—All England Netball Association 442,000 460,000 447,500 Rowing—Amateur Rowing Association 265,000 250,000 200,000 British Amateur Rugby League Association 150,000 320,000 320,000 Rugby League Joint Policy Board 190,000 — — Rugby Football—Rugby Football Union 200,000 225,312 297,188 Rugby Football—RFU for Women 141,000 150,000 131,666 Sailing—Royal Yachting Association 135,000 130,000 100,000 Shooting—English Shooting Council 6,750 24,125 7,000 Skiing—English Skiing Council 40,000 30,000 50,000 Squash—Squash Rackets Association 248,000 242,500 252,500 Swimming—Amateur Swimming Association 340,000 340,000 330,000 Table Tennis—English Table Tennis Association 435,000 435,000 450.000 Triathlon—British Triathlon Association 75,000 40,000 30,000 Volleyball—English Volleyball Association 208,000 208,000 208,000 Water Skiing—British water Skiing Federation 35,000 35,000 35,000 Weightlifting—British Amateur Weightlifting Association 40,000 40,000 40,000 Wrestling—British Amateur Wrestling Association 10,000 10,000 10,000 Petanque—British Petanque Association 5,000 — 3,750 Caving—National Caving Association 5,000 5,000 5,000 Handball—British Handball Association 7,000 7,000 7,000 Orienteering—British Orienteering Federation 90,000 90,000 82,500 Rounders—National Rounders Association 32,000 32,000 23,500 Surfing—Surf Life Saving Association 7,000 4,612 6,787 Real Tennis—Tennis and Racquets Association 11,000 12,000 12,000 Tug-of-War Association 3,000 6,583 4,567 Softball—British Softball Association 25,000 25,000 25,000 Yoga—British Wheel of Yoga 10,000 10,000 7,084 Baseball—British Baseball Federation 16,000 16,000 16,000 British Roller Sports Federation 20,000 — — English Ice Hockey Association 20,000 — — Modern Pentathlon Association 5,000 — — Governing Body Development Grants 6,722,750 6,658,633 6,485,713 1 Annual budget 22 Actual
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for (Culture, Media and Sport what the value of Sport England's Exchequer grant aid is to each national governing bodies for(a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03. [72475]
§ Mr. CabornThe information is set out in the following table.
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§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list how many staff positions at Sport England have a remuneration package worth over £50,000 per annum for(a) 2000–01, (b) 2001–02 and (c) 2002–03. [72474]
§ Mr. CabornThe information requested is as follows:
- 2000–01: 14
- 2001–02: 14
- 2002–03: 23.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what instructions Sport England has been given about senior executive salary ranges. [72471]
§ Mr. CabornNo instructions have been given to Sport England on the salary ranges of its senior executives.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on staffing levels in(a) Sport England headquarters and (b) its regional offices for (i) 2000–01, (ii) 2001–02 and (iii) 2002–03. [72468]
§ Mr. CabornDetails of staff levels are in the table.
Headquarters Regional offices Complement In post Complement In post 2000–01 328 268 170 159 2001–02 345 272 209 178 2002–031 182 — 291 — 1 Proposed Sport England estimates that its restructuring will result in savings of £1.2 million a year.