§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much(a) World Class Performance, (b) World Class Potential and (c) World Class Start funding has been distributed by (i) UK Sport, (ii) Sport England, (iii) Sport Scotland, (iv) the Sports Council for Wales and (v) the Northern Ireland Sports Council in each year since 1996–97. [125218]
§ Mr. CabornThe actual distributions by UK Sport on World Class Performance programme are shown in the following table:
£ World Class Performance 1999–2000 16,489,569 2000–01 20,124,502 2001–02 22,550,608 2002–03 22,175,400 The figures for Sport England are:
£ World Class Performance World Class Potential World Class start 1997–98 12,599,203 — — 1998–99 27,366,285 — — 1999–2000 18,881,351 21,487,219 — 2000–01 116,470,071 — — 2001–02 12,627,736 14,665,698 6,537,498 2002–03 14,048,265 16,064,180 10,172,274 1 This figure is a combination of World Class Performance, Potential and Start as separate figures are not available. 2 This figure is a combination of World Class Potential and Start as separate figures are not available Support for Sport in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved responsibility; questions should therefore be directed to each administration.