§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been made available for the development of motorsports in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. [178520]
§ Angela SmithThe total amount of public funding i.e. exchequer and lottery, made available for the development of motorsports in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years by the Sports Council for Northern Ireland is as follows:
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Public funds1 £ 1999–2000 87,400 2000–01 66,461 2001–02 56,600 2002—03 144,924 2003—04 44,685 Total 400,070 1 Includes Sports Council exchequer, Sports Council lottery.
Sports Council for Northern Ireland exchequer funding allocated to the 2 and 4 wheel Motorsport Steering Group £ 1999–2000 0 2000–01 0 2001–02 0 2002—03 15,000 2003—04 200,000 Total 215,000 In addition to this, both the Northern Ireland Events Company and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board have provided funding in each of the past five years, which has been used to assist with its development. The amounts made available are as follows:
Public funds allocated by the Northern Ireland Events Company £ 1999–2000 0 2000–01 0 2001–02 75,000 2002—03 104,679 2003—04 374,500 Total 554,179