HL Deb 30 June 2004 vol 663 c23WA

Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 11 March (WA 194), whether they intend to continue underspend in UK Sport's modernisation budget for the national governing bodies of sport in each of the three years of the project; and [HL3299]

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 11 March (WA 194), whether they will provide a breakdown of the underspend for UK Sport's modernisation budget detailing how much money was carried forward for the modernisation programme and returned to the Treasury. [HL3300]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey): The underspends to budgets in each year were as follows:

Year £ 2001–02 839,700 2002–03 2,029,800 2003–04 1,620,000

Under the end-year flexibility scheme none of this was returned to the Treasury.

UK Sport's business plan for 2005–09 has yet to be approved and as a result the budget for the modernisation programme remains to be agreed. UK Sport has no intention to underspend on the modernisation programme in each of the next three years.