Written question asked by Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 25 June 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 July 1999. It was answered by Lord Stratford (Labour) on Friday, 2 July 1999 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what are the criteria set by the Government and the United Kingdom Sports Council for sports bodies to be included in the World Class Potential Programme; and on what basis basketball and hang-gliding are excluded.

Answer: Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what are the criteria set by the Government and the United Kingdom Sports Council for sports bodies to be included in the World Class Potential Programme; and on what basis basketball and hang-gliding are excluded. [89140] Mr. Banks: Both basketball and hang-gliding are eligible to apply for Lottery Sports funding from the World Class Potential Programme. However, as World Class Potential funds are limited it may not be possible to meet the demands from all eligible sports, and priority will be given on the basis of criteria established by Sport England as the statutory distributor of Lottery Funds for Sport. I understand that Sport England's criteria include: the status of the primary competition; the likely degree of sporting success to be achieved within 10 years; and the significance to the public of both a particular sport and any likely competitive success.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 89140; 334 c301W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Finance Eligibility Sports Hang gliding Basketball World class potential programme