§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the remarks attributed to the chair of Sport England in the Daily Telegraph on 22 January, what concerns they have about the quality of sports administration. [HL998]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyGame Plan, the joint DCMS/Strategy Unit strategy for delivering the Government's sport and physical activity objectives, published in December 2002, recognised that modernisation of the national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport was required to improve the delivery of sport and physical activity. Through UK Sport, the department has made available £7 million for NGB modernisation between 2001–02 and 2003–04 and further significant funds are available in 2004–05 and 2005–06. Twenty key sports will also receive prioritised investment from Sport England to deliver whole sport plans.