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National Lottery
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what arrangements are in place to ensure that organisations in receipt of lottery awards (a) are monitored effectively and (b) spend the awarded resources as intended. [37975]
Mr. Caborn: Each lottery distributing body's financial directions require the body to set up appropriate project monitoring and evaluation arrangements for both ongoing and completed projects, which are supported with lottery funds.
The exact nature of monitoring will vary in individual cases depending on the size, nature and complexity of the project concerned. The directions also say that distributors should make a condition of each lottery award that it should be repaid in certain circumstances. This includes cases where the purpose of the grant is not fulfilled.
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment she has made of the implications of lottery funding for the London 2012 Olympics for lottery grants for other sports; and if she will make a statement. [37618]
Mr. Caborn:
We have been quite clear since launching our Olympic bid three years ago that lottery proceeds would form a key part of the public funding package. We have allowed for up to £1.5 billion to be raised in this way, some of which will be raised by new lottery games solely for this purpose. We expect the non-Olympic good causes to receive up to 5 per cent. less in income, as a result of sales diversion, over the eight-year period from 2005 to 2013. In addition, up to £410 million will be redirected from the proceeds of non-Olympic lottery games after 2009.
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Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the amount of lottery funds distributed in the South East region in 2004–05. [37619]
Mr. Caborn: 3,560 awards worth over £122 million were made by Lottery bodies to projects in the South East region during financial year 2004–05. The expenditure of these awards may be spread over several years. Similarly the amount spent during 2004–05 will have included parts of awards made during previous years.
The Department holds information on the geographical breakdown of Lottery awards, rather than expenditure.
This information is derived from the Department's Lottery award database, searchable at www.lottery.culture.gov.uk, which uses information supplied by the Lottery distributors.
National Coaching Certificate
Mr. Andy Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions her Department has had with the (a) National Governing Bodies and (b) the Department for Education and Skills on the implementation of the National Coaching Certificate. [37272]
Mr. Caborn: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has worked closely with Sportscoach UK and 21National Governing Bodies to develop their sport specific qualifications in line with UK Coaching Certificate Levels 1–5. Six of these National Governing Bodies have been involved in a UKCC endorsement pilot. A further 10 sports are working with Sportscoach UK to progress their sport specific qualifications.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has been involved in discussions with Department for Education and Skills regarding the level of support available for the UK Coaching Certificate from Learning and Skills Councils and I have written to Phil Hope, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills regarding this issue.
National Sports Foundation
Mr. Andy Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when she expects to announce details of the National Sports Foundation; and if she will make a statement. [37273]
Mr. Caborn: The Chancellor outlined details of the National Sports Foundation in his pre-Budget report document Britain meeting the global challenge: Enterprise, fairness and responsibility".
The National Sports Foundation will be established from April 2006, bringing public and private sectors together to invest in grass roots sport. The Government has committed £27.5 million over the next two years, and will be encouraging the private sector to match this funding, aiming to raise at least a further £30 million from private investors over this period.
The foundation will aim to attract new sources of investment from both large and small private sector firms not traditionally associated with sports
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sponsorship, ensuring the investment is targeted at community sport development rather than elite and professional sport. To do this, the foundation will:
be a high profile, one-stop shop for private investors and community sport organisations who need project funding, with a single web-based point of access;
have a visible, respected and enterprising Champion" promoting the benefits of investing in the foundation;
fund initiatives that focus on increasing participation, particularly projects that promote diversity in sport, or improve the infrastructure of community sporting provision, for example by providing facilities and coaches; and capitalise on the nationwide Olympic feel-good" factor to ensure lasting benefits for community sport.
Special Advisers
Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the (a) advisers and (b) special advisers to her Department whose role relates to (i) sport and (ii) the Olympics; whether each is paid; and what other official posts each holds. [37859]
Mr. Caborn: DCMS employs a special adviser who advises on sport and Olympics matters. He is paid and holds no other official posts.
Sport (West Midlands)
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what financial assistance has been given to junior (a) Rugby League, (b) Rugby Union, (c) football and (d) cricket in (i) the West Midlands, (ii) Staffordshire and (iii) Tamworth constituency in each of the last five years. [37832]
Mr. Caborn: Exchequer and Lottery funding is allocated by Sport England to the National Governing Bodies of Sports. It is not possible to identify the funding that went specifically to juniors as Sport England does not capture this information. However, benefiting young people is a key priority for Sport England's investment in National Governing Bodies and the potential for projects to benefit junior sport is integral to funding decisions.
The Exchequer funding made available to the governing bodies of the sports mentioned over the last five years is as follows:
As the funding is awarded to the governing body we are not able to provide information on figures to a specific area or region.
However, the table summarises Sport England's lottery investment over the last five years in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Tamworth.
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