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Lottery Distribution
Mr. Simon: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the fair share initiative in terms of its capacity to distribute National Lottery funds equitably. [126111]
Estelle Morris: I view the fair share initiative as an important tool in ensuring that those communities at greatest disadvantage do not lose out from Lottery funding. Since its launch in April 2002, 77 areas across the UK have been identified to be targeted under the initiative through three programmes operated by the Community Fund and New Opportunities Fund. Over £31 million has been distributed through the
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Community Fund's grants programmes targeted at fair share areas; grants of between £200,000 and £2.2 million have been committed under the New Opportunities Fund's fair share: Transforming Your Space programme; and a £50 million fair share Trust has been set up, to be delivered by the Community Foundation Network. Now that the building blocks of the three strands of funding are in place, I expect to see a steady increase in the flow of funding over the remaining two years of the initiative.
Olympic Bid
Mr. Wood: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the potential impact of hosting the Olympic Games on (a) the development of and (b) investment in grass roots sport in the UK. [124621]
Tessa Jowell: My Department has assessed the legacy of the Olympic Games for the development of, and investment in Grassroots sport using historical data, visits by Ministers to previous and future Olympic Cities, the joint DCMS and Strategy Unit report (Game Plan) and the details contained in the Arup report. Details of this analysis can be found in Annex 3, Evidence 51 to the Culture Select Committee report on A London Bid Olympic Bid for 2012, published on 23 January 2003.
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the environmental costs and benefits of the London bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. [123953]
Tessa Jowell: The Arup report provided an initial evaluation, for a specimen Olympic Games, of the 18 themes of the IOC bid criteria required for the Candidature File. The 18 themes covered within the bid criteria include Environmental Protection and Meteorology. It will be for the Bid Company to ensure that the Candidature File, which must be submitted to the IOC in November 2004, properly addresses the environmental costs and benefits of a London bid.
Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what systems will be put in place by the Government to ensure that environmental considerations are fully incorporated into the design of the London bid for the Olympic Games. [123954]
Tessa Jowell: The Bid Company for the London 2012 bid will be responsible for the delivery of a high quality and competitive bid. This includes the preparation of the key bidding documents, the Applicant Questionnaire in the first stage of bidding and the Candidature file required in the second phase of the bid process. Both stages of the Bidding procedure should demonstrate how the London bid will reflect the commitment of the Olympic Movement to sustainable development and endeavours to contribute to the protection of the natural environment. In discharging this responsibility we would expect the Bid Company to consult the relevant stakeholder interests.
As one of the key stakeholders for the bid the Government will be required to sign-off both the Applicant Questionnaire and the Candidature file prior to submission to the IOC.
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Sports Funding
Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) World Class Performance, (b) World Class Potential and (c) World Class Start funding has been distributed by (i) UK Sport, (ii) Sport England, (iii) Sport Scotland, (iv) the Sports Council for Wales and (v) the Northern Ireland Sports Council in each year since 1996–97. [125218]
Mr. Caborn: The actual distributions by UK Sport on World Class Performance programme are shown in the following table:
| World Class Performance | |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 16,489,569 |
| 2000–01 | 20,124,502 |
| 2001–02 | 22,550,608 |
| 2002–03 | 22,175,400 |
The figures for Sport England are:
| World Class Performance | World Class Potential | World Class Start | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | 12,599,203 | — | — |
| 1998–99 | 27,366,285 | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | 18,881,351 | (14)1,487,219 | — |
| 2000–01 | (13)16,470,071 | — | — |
| 2001–02 | 12,627,736 | 14,665,698 | 6,537,498 |
| 2002–03 | 14,048,265 | 16,064,180 | 10,172,274 |
(13) This figure is a combination of World Class Performance, Potential and Start as separate figures are not available.
(14) This figure is a combination of World Class Potential and Start as separate figures are not available
Support for Sport in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved responsibility; questions should therefore be directed to each administration.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Area Cost Adjustment
Mr. Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the impact of the Area Cost Adjustment on education funding. [125230]
Mr. Miliband: The Area Cost Adjustment provides funding top-ups for areas where it costs more to recruit and retain staff. It uses the New Earnings Survey to calculate earnings differentials between different areas in the country. A threshold is set below which all authorities are given the same area cost adjustment factor. The area cost adjustment factors are set out in the following table:
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