§ Mr. Blizzard:To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will provide support for the sport of sea angling. [140462]
§ Mr. Caborn:DCMS recognises angling as a sport, supports the interests of anglers, and provides funding for the sport via Sport England. Since 1995 angling has received in excess of £2.1 million in Lottery Awards, in addition to over £280,000 in Awards for All grants.
The three governing bodies for angling—including the National Federation of Sea Anglers—receive Exchequer funding in the form of annual development grants.
I attended the World Junior/Youth Shore Angling Championships held in Bridlington earlier this year.