§ Kate HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what targets for numbers of schemes and finance to be allocated have been agreed between the New Opportunity Fund and Sport England for the Playing Fields and Community Green Spaces Programme, with the purpose of(a)preserving playing fields and open spaces, (b) purchasing new playing fields,(c)bringing disused playing fields back into use and (b) improving the condition of playing fields. [76660]
§ Mr. CabornThe Playing Fields and Community Green Spaces Programme run by Sport England under the New Opportunities Fund Green Spaces and596W Sustainable Communities programme, is split into two main strands: playing fields and playing pitch strategies, and playgrounds and community play areas.
The playing fields and playing pitch strategies element of the programme has a target spend of £20,404,890. This consists of £19,636,768 for development of new, under threat or disused playing fields, and pitch improvements; and £768,122 for playing pitch strategies.
The target agreed with Sport England for development of new, under threat or disused playing fields is 85 fields. The target agreed with Sport England for pitch improvements is 106 pitches.
§ Kate HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what changes have been made to the agreements made at the beginning of the programme between New Opportunity Fund and Sport England for the Playing Fields and Community Green Spaces Programme. [76663]
§ Mr. CabornNo changes have been made since the start of the programme.