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Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answer

Mrs. Betty Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assistance his Department has provided to paraplegic athletes in their preparations for the Sydney Paralympics in 2000. [99843] Kate Hoey: [holding answer 29 November 1999]: In preparation for the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, the British Paralympic Association (BPA) has received a World Class Performance funding total of £455,030. Paralympic athletes--who include paraplegic competitors--will also benefit from the BPA's Core Preparation Programmes funding and should be in receipt of both personal subsistence and core programme capital if their sport has made a successful application for World Class Performance funding. The funding support to date for each Paralympic sport, which includes paraplegic programmes, is as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sport Period of award Combined performance and subsistence Athletics 1 May 1998-31 December 1999 2,171,522 Swimming 1 August 1997-30 September 2000 3,133,136 Wheelchair basketball 1 October 1997-31 May 2000 8,226,739 Wheelchair rugby 1 August 1999-31 July 2000 149,476 Table Tennis 1 December 1997-31 January 2000 185,858 Shooting 1 July 1999-30 November 1999 65,000 Powerlifting 1 July 1999-30 September 2000 112,566 Goalball 1 August 1999-31 July 2000 110,220 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

99843; 340 c327-8W;340 c327W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Disability Finance Paralympic Games Sports competitors Athletics ParalympicsGB

Contains statistics

Yes