HL Deb 17 December 2003 vol 655 cc153-4WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish details of the Capital Modernisation Fund Programme; and [HL281]

Which governing bodies of sport have been selected for the Capital Modernisation Programme; and what were the criteria employed in their selection. [HL283]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The allocation of funds from the Capital Modernisation Fund to support amateur sports clubs was announced by my right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in November 2002. The governing bodies which are included in the resulting Community Club Development Programme were announced in May 2003, as follows: the Rugby Football Union, the Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and the Lawn Tennis Association have been allocated £9.4 million each over the period 2003–04 to 2005–06.

The following governing bodies have been allocated £20 million between them over these three years:

  • the Badminton Association of England,
  • England Basketball,
  • the British Canoe Union,
  • British Cycling,
  • British Gymnastics,
  • the English Hockey Federation,
  • the British Judo Association,
  • the All England Netball Association,
  • the Amateur Rowing Association,
  • the Rugby Football League,
  • the Amateur Swimming Association, and
  • the English Table Tennis Association.

These allocations are subject to the amounts of governing bodies' bids to utilise funds from the programme, and on the acceptance of their bids to do so.

The above governing bodies were selected on the basis of numbers of affiliated clubs, and ability to deliver rapid progress in line with the strategic objectives of the programme.

Of the £60 million allocated to the programme, £20 million (being the allocation for 2003–04) is from the Capital Modernisation Fund. The allocation of £40 million over 2004–05 and 2005–06 will come from other Exchequer sources.