Written question asked by Baroness Hoey (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 October 2004. It was answered by Richard Caborn (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 October 2004 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 the annual Exchequer grant aid awards to the Great Britain Sports Council were in each year since 1974, separately identifying grants to the governing bodies. - Inc table.

Answer: Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the annual Exchequer grant aid awards to the Great Britain Sports Council were in each year since 1974, separately identifying grants to the governing bodies. [194461] Mr. Caborn: The Exchequer grant in aid figures for the Great Britain Sports Council covering the period 1977-78 to 1996-97 are shown in the following table. Great Britain Sports Council _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1977-78 11,500,000 1978-79 15,200,000 1979-80 15,580,000 1980-81 19,290,000 1981-82 21,030,000 1982-83 28,000,000 1983-84 27,120,000 1984-85 28,600,000 1985-86 30,110,000 1986-87 37,350,000 1987-88 37,150,000 1988-89 38,410,000 1989-90 41,880,000 1990-91 44,750,000 1991-92 46,700,000 1992-93 48,600,000 1993-94 50,600,000 1994-95 48,900,000 1995-96 49,250,000 1996-97 28,170,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The grant-in-aid figures for 1974-75, 1975-76 and 1976-77 and grants to governing bodies since 1974 are not available.

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