HC Deb 26 June 2003 vol 407 cc909-10W
Mr. Reed

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what progress has been made on the establishment of the English Institute of Sport. [121408]

Sport England
Performance indicator Description Programme Year Qt R1 Qt R2 Qt R3 Qt R4
Average time taken to process each application Sum of working days taken for all cases completed in the period/Number of cases completed in the period Community capital 2001–02 71 70 66 82
Average time taken to process each application Sum of working days taken for all cases completed in the period/Number of cases completed in the period Community revenue 2001–02 21 49 39 64
Average time taken to process each application Sum of working days taken for all cases completed in the period/Number of cases completed in the period World class 2001–02 43 36 27 60

Mr. Caborn

The English Institute of Sport (EIS) is a nationwide network of world class training facilities and support services.

The majority of the facilities for the EIS are now complete and are providing a top class training environment for our elite athletes. Most of the remaining sites will be ready for opening by the end of the year. The range of services supplied by the EIS, which spans sports science and sports medicine, is already being delivered directly to athletes and is being co-ordinated by the EIS regional managers.

These arrangements should ensure that the EIS network provides our top athletes with the support required to enhance their medal success at the Athens Olympics.