Written question asked by Ian Twinn (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 December 1996. It was answered by Iain Sproat (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 December 1996 on behalf of the Department of National Heritage.

Dept of National Heritage

Question: If she will announce the names of those bids to establish and run the British Academy of Sport that are going forward to the second stage of the evaluation process.

Answer: Dr. Twinn: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if she will announce the names of those bids to establish and run the British Academy of Sport that are going forward to the second stage of the evaluation process. [9136] Mr. Sproat: Thirteen of the 26 bids received to establish and run the British Academy of Sport are going forward to stage 2 of the evaluation process. The 13 bids are: The Athletes Bid (Hertfordshire) Bath Birmingham West Midlands Central Consortium (Loughborough, Nottingham, Lilleshall) De Montford University Houghton Grange (Huntingdon) Kent Thameside Manchester Merseyside Sheffield Sports City Foundation (Kettering) UK Academy 2000 (Yorkshire) Upper Heyford (Oxfordshire). We expect to reach a final decision in the early spring of next year.

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