HL Deb 16 March 2004 vol 659 c31WA
Lord Pendry

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When they intend to publish the 2002–03 figures on the number of publicly owned playing fields. [HL1604]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)

The Sports Facilities Database will be launched this June.

It is anticipated that statistics on the number of publicly owned playing fields will be included on the database during the second phase of its roll-out to be completed by April 2005.