§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the source of funding for plans to provide £4 million for Picketts Lock from 2003 to 2005; why the funding is being given; what the money is to be spent on and by whom; who will monitor the expenditure; and why it is entered as a separate expenditure within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport annual report 2004. [HL3295]
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey:The £4 million funding for Picketts Lock will come from the capital modernisation fund and will be used to create a Lee Valley Regional Athletic Centre that will benefit not only elite athletes but also local school children and the surrounding community.
The money will be used by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority which proposes to build an indoor 200 metre track with spectator seating, a 132 metre sprint track, a throws area and an outdoor 400 metre track 9WA also with spectator seating. Spending for the project will be monitored by Sport England.
The expenditure is listed separately in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport annual report as the project does not fall under any other DCMS non-departmental public body grant in aid allocation.