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Written question asked by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Friday, 14 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2003. It was answered by Baroness Jowell (Labour) on Wednesday, 19 November 2003 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 proportion of the New Community Development Fund sports budget will be available to women and girls who do not participate in traditional mainstream sports. - Inc figures.
Answer

Angela Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proportion of the New Community Development Fund sports budget will be available to women and girls who do not participate in traditional mainstream sports. [139567] Tessa Jowell: The £60 million Community Club Development Programme will run from 2003-04 to 2005-06, and is designed to effect improvements in facility provision at amateur sports clubs. In selecting the sports which will benefit, the Government considered participation rates and the abilities of governing bodies to deliver improvement quickly. As a result, the programme will be delivered by established sports with significant numbers of participants. Funding is being made available to governing bodies as follows: The Rugby Football Union, the Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and the Lawn Tennis Association have been allocated £9.4 million each. The following governing bodies have been allocated £20 million between them over these three years: the Badminton Association of England, England Basketball, the British Canoe Union, British Cycling, British Gymnastics, the English Hockey Federation, the British Judo Association, the All England Netball Association, the Amateur Rowing Association, the Rugby Football League, the Amateur Swimming Association, and the English Table Tennis Association. This funding is not targeted at the development of facilities for women and girls, or at any particular geographical or socio-economic group. It is for the governing bodies which have joined the programme to decide what proportions of funding should be made available for facilities specifically targeted at women's and girls' participation, against their national development plans.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
139567; 413 c938-9W
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Women Finance Sports Community club development programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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