§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What sums have been invested in coarse and game fishing from the Sports Council's Exchequer funding to implement and support coarse and game fishing for each year since 1997 [HL5896]
§ Baroness BlackstoneFigures for the sum of Exchequer funding invested in coarse and game fishing from Sport England are not available. Sport England 89WA have granted the following sums of Exchequer funding to the National Federation of Anglers and the Salmon and Trout Association for investment in various angling disciplines for each year since 1997:
Financial Year National Federation of Anglers Salmon and Trout Association 1996–97 £25,000 £17,500 1997–98 £25,000 £17,500 1998–99 £25,000 £25,000 1999–2000 £27,500 £27,000 2000–01 £45,625 £25,000 2001–02 £80,500 £32,250 2002–03 £29,250 £29,250 Total £257,875 £173,500
§ Lord Mason of Barnsleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
To what extent has the Sports Council assisted the Handicapped Anglers Trust and the English Disabled Fly Fishers from (a) its lottery monies and (b) its Exchequer Funding for each year since 1997. [HL5897]
§ Baroness BlackstoneSince 1997 neither the Handicapped Anglers Trust nor the English Disabled Fly Fishers have received either grants from the Lottery Sport Fund or Exchequer funding from Sport England. Exchequer funding is specifically directed to the governing bodies of sport rather than to individual organisations.
In 1996 the Handicapped Anglers Trust received a grant from the Lottery Sports Fund of £20,674 for the purchase of 'wheelyboats' for placement throughout England for the use of disabled anglers.