§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on how the money earmarked in the Budget statement for a pilot scheme of capital modernisation of sports facilities has been spent. [131579]
§ Mr. CabornThis is not a pilot scheme. The Government are making £60 million available to 16 governing bodies for capital work at affiliated amateur sports clubs over the period 2003–04 to 2005–06. £20 million of this is coming from the Capital Modernisation Fund, as announced earlier this year.
This money is being made available to governing bodies to make a real difference to community sport. Each will submit a strategy document before the end of October 2003, detailing how the money will be used, and building work on new and improved facilities is expected to begin in April 2004.