HC Deb 03 July 2003 vol 408 c416W
Mark Tami

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial support was provided to the development of tennis in each of the last five years; and what proportion was provided to youth development. [122884]

Mr. Caborn

The information in respect to England is set out in the following table.

(reproduced in the December 2002 DCMS/Strategy Unit Report, "Game Plan: a strategy for delivering Government's sport and physical activity objectives"):

Type of Sport Volunteer Volunteer hours (m) per year Value of volunteer hours at £3.81 per hour (£m)
Governing Bodies/Sports Clubs in 94 sports 165.5 1,375
International events hosted in UK 0.3 2
Disabled Sport 3.2 26
Schools 2.6 21
Youth organisations 11.6 96
Total 183.2 1,522