HL Deb 13 July 2004 vol 663 cc139-40WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the departmental budget allocated to the promotion of sport and physical recreation by the Department of Health and its associated agencies for each year since 2001–02. [HL3383]

Lord Warner:

The Department of Health is committed to developing policies that provide people with the skills, information and support to make and sustain healthy lifestyle choices.

The budget allocated to the promotion of sport and physical recreation by the department and its associated agencies, excluding the National Health Service, for the past three years is set out in the following table.

£
2001–02 90,000
2002–03 640,000
2003–04 360,000

Primary care trusts have a key role in delivering local programmes of disease prevention and health promotion, including effective policies for increasing physical activity. Spending on the promotion of sport and physical recreation by the NHS is not recorded centrally.