§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether it is their intention to provide long-term funding for Sportsmatch; and [HL4674]
Whether they intend to continue funding Sportsmatch from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport via Sport England and retain Sportsmatch as an organisation independent from government; and [HL4675]
Whether they intend to increase funding for Sportsmatch in order to keep pace with demand for Sportsmatch programmes. [HL4676]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyAs a result of the 2002 spending review, Sportsmatch was allocated £3.675 million for each of the years 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06. The future of the scheme, including its funding, will be considered as part of the 2004 spending review.