§ Mr. Nick HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the oral answer by the Minister of Sport on 18 November 2002,Official Report, column 350–51 whether every sporting governing body which received funding before the Sydney Olympics and the Manchester Commonwealth Games will receive the same funding, adjusted for inflation, in (a) 2002–03, (b) 2003–04, (c) 2004–05 and (d) 2005–06; and if she will make a statement. [82115]
§ Mr. CabornThe Government has committed to maintain funding for UK Sport's World Class Performance Programme (the programme that supports our Olympic athletes) at the same level in the run up to the Athens Olympics as it was in the run up to the Sydney Olympics. The level of funding provided to individual governing bodies of sport, however, is determined by the individual Sports Councils and no guarantees of funding are provided.
§ Mr. GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to her oral answer of 18 November 2002,Official Report, column 350–51 to the hon. Members for Surrey Heath (Mr. Hawkins) and Ryedale, whether the commitment to maintain world performance funding applies to (a) those athletes who were in receipt of funding before the Sydney Olympics, and (b) athletes who will take part in the Athens and Beijing Olympics. [82281]
§ Mr. CabornThe Government has committed to maintain funding for UK Sport's World Class Performance Programme (the programme that supports our Olympic athletes) at the same level in the run up to the Athens Olympics as it was in the run up to the Sydney Olympics. This commitment was to support the Programme, overall, and not to individual athletes. Decisions on individual athletes who receive funding will continue to be determined by the governing bodies and performance directors in consultation with UK Sport.