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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial impact on Birmingham of hosting the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the financial impact on Birmingham of hosting the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
Asked by
Julian Knight
(Independent (affiliation))
Answered by
Stuart Andrew
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 September 2023
For answer on
11 September 2023
Answered on
13 September 2023
Major sporting events contribute a wide range of benefits for host cities and the entire UK. Sport is estimated to be worth over £38 billion a year to the UK’s economy, and major sporting events play a significant role in delivering continued growth across many key sectors.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Birmingham, were a huge success, coming in under budget and delivering at least £870 million gross value add (GVA) for the economy. Over half of this was generated in the West Midlands specifically.
Following the Section 114 notice on 5th September, Birmingham City Council is developing a financial management plan on future spending, including the 2026 European Athletics Championships.
Subjects
Birmingham; Finance; Athletics
Date
13 September 2023
Reference
198215
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much (1) HM Treasury, and (2) Lottery, funding has been committed to the proposed UK track and field event on 21 July 2018 between athletes from the UK and the US.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much (1) HM Treasury, and (2) Lottery, funding has been committed to the proposed UK track and field event on 21 July 2018 between athletes from the UK and the US.
Asked by
Lord Moynihan
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Ashton of Hyde
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 October 2017
For answer on
23 October 2017
Answered on
23 October 2017
Neither the Government nor UK Sport has been approached to provide any level of financial support towards this event. Therefore no funding, either from HM Treasury or the lottery, has been committed.
Subjects
Finance; Athletics
Date
23 October 2017
Reference
HL1759
House
House of Lords
Type
Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Witnesses
Mayor of London; Cabinet Office; Sport England; Media and Sport Department for Culture; Hackney; Tower Hamlets; British Olympic Association; ParalympicsGB; London Development Agency; London 2012 Organising Committee; UK Athletics; UK Sport; Olympic Delivery Authority; Waltham Forest; Newham Council; Gerry Sutcliffe; Baroness Jowell; Lord Moynihan; Lord Coe; Greenwich Leisure; British Swimming; British Cycling
Notes
In 2 volumes: report, proceedings and appendices (HC 104-I); evidence (HC 104-II)
Subjects
Finance; Gun sports; Facilities; National Lottery; Schools; Sports; Athletics; Olympic Games 2012
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
HC 104 2007-08
House
House of Commons
I thank the Secretary of State for that reply. I am sure that the whole House will want to join me in congratulating the people of Glasgow and the bid team. The bid received support from all political sides, and now that the games have been secured for Glasgow they will provide a fabulous opportunity to inspire young athletes, such as 16-year-old Matthew Graham in my constituency, the Scottish 1,500 m steeplechase champion. As lottery funding has halved since 1997, and there is uncertainty about grass-roots sports funding because of the lottery and the Olympics, what has the Secretary of State done to ensure that Scotland receives increased funding both for elite and grass-roots sport in the run-up to 2014, so that we can spot the talents of athletes such as Matthew?
I thank the Secretary of State for that reply. I am sure that the whole House will want to join me in congratulating the people of Glasgow and the bid team. The bid received support from all political sides, and now that the games have been secured for Glasgow they will provide a fabulous opportunity to inspire young athletes, such as 16-year-old Matthew Graham in my constituency, the Scottish 1,500 m steeplechase champion. As lottery funding has halved since 1997, and there is uncertainty about grass-roots sports funding because of the lottery and the Olympics, what has the Secretary of State done to ensure that Scotland receives increased funding both for elite and grass-roots sport in the run-up to 2014, so that we can spot the talents of athletes such as Matthew?
Asked by
Jo Swinson
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
28 November 2007
Given the hon. Lady's obvious interest in the issue and her specific constituency interest—I congratulate the young person in her constituency who has that talent, which I am sure will be nurtured to allow the best to be made of it—she will know that in the time that we have been responsible for this area of policy, the amount invested in the development of athletics and elite athletes has more than doubled. She asked what I would do. I will ensure that we in Government continue to invest at world-record levels in nurturing and supporting our athletes.
Subjects
Finance; Glasgow; Sports; Athletics; Commonwealth Games; Commonwealth Games 2014
Date
28 November 2007
Reference
468 c266
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many young athletes in (a) England and (b) Macclesfield constituency have received financial support from Sport England in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many young athletes in (a) England and (b) Macclesfield constituency have received financial support from Sport England in the last 12 months.
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gerry Sutcliffe
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 October 2007
For answer on
29 October 2007
Answered on
29 October 2007
Sport England does not provide any direct financial support to individual athletes. Its primary role is to increase participation in sport through Exchequer and Lottery funding in programmes and projects around the country.UK Sport, the Government's lead agency for elite sport, provides financial support to our most talented athletes through its World Class Pathway Programme. There are currently 361 athletes under 21 in England receiving funding through this programme, one of whom lives in Macclesfield.In addition, talented athletes in higher and further education can also apply for an award from the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme—also known as TASS—which is managed by UK Sport.There are currently 752 athletes under 21 being funded through TASS, again one of whom lives in Macclesfield.
Subjects
Finance; Athletics; Sport England
Date
29 October 2007
Reference
161008; 465 c625-6W
House
House of Commons
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the total amount spent on the British team's participation in the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, including both the funding received directly by the athletes and the funding spent on preparation, training camps and support staff.
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the total amount spent on the British team's participation in the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, including both the funding received directly by the athletes and the funding spent on preparation, training camps and support staff.
Asked by
Lord Luke
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Davies of Oldham
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 March 2007
As UK Athletics is a company limited by guarantee, neither the Government nor UK Sport, their lead agency for high-performance sport, are in a position to confirm the total amount spent on the British team at the European Championships in Gothenburg.
However, UK Sport is providing a total of £5,284,053 to UK Athletics between April 2006 and 2007, during which time the European Championships took place. This comprises £4,534,066 for UK Athletics’ high-performance programmes and operations, and £749,987 for athlete personal awards.
Subjects
Finance; Athletics
Date
6 March 2007
Reference
2196; 690 c43WA
House
House of Lords
If she will make a statement on progress with support to improve the performance of athletes for future Olympic games.
If she will make a statement on progress with support to improve the performance of athletes for future Olympic games.
Asked by
Andrew Love
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
27 February 2007
For answer on
5 March 2007
Answered on
5 March 2007
I am sure that the whole House will want to congratulate our athletes who performed so well at the European indoor athletics championship. I am particularly sure that my hon. Friend will want to congratulate Phillips Idowu, his constituent, who won the gold medal in men’s triple jump, together with Jason Gardener, Nicola Sanders, and the men’s 4x400 relay team, Robert Tobin, Dale Garland, Phil Taylor and Steve Green. In a way, that is the answer to my hon. Friend’s question. This time, we topped the medal table in the European championships; two years ago, we finished sixth.
An elite performance is going from strength to strength. Why? Because of the extra investment—the extra £300 million that is being promised—and the outstanding training facilities, such as the Lee Valley athletics centre in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which he opened with me only a short time ago and which was built on time and on budget.
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1275; 124565
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I am sure that the whole House will want to congratulate our athletes who performed so well at the European indoor athletics championship. I am particularly sure that my hon. Friend will want to congratulate Phillips Idowu, his constituent, who won the gold medal in men’s triple jump, together with Jason Gardener, Nicola Sanders, and the men’s 4x400 relay team, Robert Tobin, Dale Garland, Phil Taylor and Steve Green. In a way, that is the answer to my hon. Friend’s question. This time, we topped the medal table in the European championships; two years ago, we finished sixth.
An elite performance is going from strength to strength. Why? Because of the extra investment—the extra £300 million that is being promised—and the outstanding training facilities, such as the Lee Valley athletics centre in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which he opened with me only a short time ago and which was built on time and on budget.
I am sure that the whole House will want to congratulate our athletes who performed so well at the European indoor athletics championship. I am particularly sure that my hon. Friend will want to congratulate Phillips Idowu, his constituent, who won the gold medal in men’s triple jump, together with Jason Gardener, Nicola Sanders, and the men’s 4x400 relay team, Robert Tobin, Dale Garland, Phil Taylor and Steve Green. In a way, that is the answer to my hon. Friend’s question. This time, we topped the medal table in the European championships; two years ago, we finished sixth.
An elite performance is going from strength to strength. Why? Because of the extra investment—the extra £300 million that is being promised—and the outstanding training facilities, such as the Lee Valley athletics centre in my hon. Friend’s constituency, which he opened with me only a short time ago and which was built on time and on budget.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1275
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Is that not yet another example of the Chancellor’s incompetence when it comes to money and the Olympics? It was the Chancellor who signed off the Secretary of State’s budget, which is now two or three times the original figure. It was the Chancellor who announced in the Daily Mail that he would get the nation fit for the Olympics, but who has not produced an extra penny to fund them, and the Chancellor who is now contemplating another devastating attack—
The Chancellor is contemplating another raid on the lottery to pay for his incompetence. Surely it is not the performance of elite athletes in 2012 that we should worry about, but the performance of the Chancellor, which is seriously undermining the credibility of the Olympics.
Is that not yet another example of the Chancellor’s incompetence when it comes to money and the Olympics? It was the Chancellor who signed off the Secretary of State’s budget, which is now two or three times the original figure. It was the Chancellor who announced in the Daily Mail that he would get the nation fit for the Olympics, but who has not produced an extra penny to fund them, and the Chancellor who is now contemplating another devastating attack—
The Chancellor is contemplating another raid on the lottery to pay for his incompetence. Surely it is not the performance of elite athletes in 2012 that we should worry about, but the performance of the Chancellor, which is seriously undermining the credibility of the Olympics.
Asked by
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
Mr. Speaker, you were very kind to the hon. Gentleman, who needs as much help as he can get. The House should beware when he starts shouting, because there was no substance whatever in what he had to say. The plan to raise money for elite sport from the private sector, agreed as part of the elite sports funding agreement, is under way. It will be negotiated, and will be in place when it is ready.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My right hon. Friend is quite right about continuing. I hope that she will continue the pressure to ensure that our elite athletes can get to the Olympics and win recognition. Surely she recognises that the prize is not just a gold medal; it is what the athletes do for the status of the clubs that they come from and the part that they play in their community as role models. They send a signal back to every youngster that, with determination and support, they too can get there.
My right hon. Friend is quite right about continuing. I hope that she will continue the pressure to ensure that our elite athletes can get to the Olympics and win recognition. Surely she recognises that the prize is not just a gold medal; it is what the athletes do for the status of the clubs that they come from and the part that they play in their community as role models. They send a signal back to every youngster that, with determination and support, they too can get there.
Asked by
Brian Jenkins
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
I thank my hon. Friend for that. He is absolutely right. that is why one of the important developments of recent years has been the willingness and the enthusiasm of so many of our lottery-funded athletes to go into schools, work with local clubs and provide precisely the kind of leadership and powerful role modelling that young people want.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Although I welcome the Government’s programme to trawl for Olympic talent in many of the deprived and poor areas of the country, the Secretary of State will be aware that world-class talent is, in itself, class blind. What reassurance can she give to the House that any child or any young person who lives anywhere in the country who might have the ability to win a gold medal at future Olympic games will have their talent picked up and nurtured?
Although I welcome the Government’s programme to trawl for Olympic talent in many of the deprived and poor areas of the country, the Secretary of State will be aware that world-class talent is, in itself, class blind. What reassurance can she give to the House that any child or any young person who lives anywhere in the country who might have the ability to win a gold medal at future Olympic games will have their talent picked up and nurtured?
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
The intention is that the opportunity is available to every child—including, I stress, children who are disabled—and an increasing proportion of our talented athletes are coming via disability sports.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1276
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The intention is that the opportunity is available to every child—including, I stress, children who are disabled—and an increasing proportion of our talented athletes are coming via disability sports.
The intention is that the opportunity is available to every child—including, I stress, children who are disabled—and an increasing proportion of our talented athletes are coming via disability sports.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Julie Kirkbride
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Although I welcome the Government’s programme to trawl for Olympic talent in many of the deprived and poor areas of the country, the Secretary of State will be aware that world-class talent is, in itself, class blind. What reassurance can she give to the House that any child or any young person who lives anywhere in the country who might have the ability to win a gold medal at future Olympic games will have their talent picked up and nurtured?
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1276
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman fails to listen and then thinks that he can assert his view as fact if he stands at the Dispatch Box and shouts. With great respect, I have just given the hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) an answer to that question and I made it absolutely clear that there are discussions between potential private sector partners and UK Sport and that all that is timely, because the money is not needed until after the Beijing games. When it is needed, it will be in place.
The hon. Gentleman fails to listen and then thinks that he can assert his view as fact if he stands at the Dispatch Box and shouts. With great respect, I have just given the hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) an answer to that question and I made it absolutely clear that there are discussions between potential private sector partners and UK Sport and that all that is timely, because the money is not needed until after the Beijing games. When it is needed, it will be in place.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
I associate the Conservative side of the House with the Secretary of State’s remarks regarding the success of our athletes in the indoor championships. She has just confirmed that no progress at all has been made in raising the £100 million of private money of the £300 million that the Chancellor alluded to more than a year ago. Can she further inform the House what kind of progress is being made in those negotiations, or is this just another case of press-release politics?
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my right hon. Friend for stealing all my thunder, but I will obviously add my congratulations, specifically on the 10 medals won by our team over the weekend. Of course my right hon. Friend mentions that, in January of this year, she came to my constituency to open the new high-performance centre at Picketts Lock. That is the only six-lane indoor facility in the south of England, so when will she expand that facility? More importantly, when will we see facilities of a similar nature in other parts of the country?
I thank my right hon. Friend for stealing all my thunder, but I will obviously add my congratulations, specifically on the 10 medals won by our team over the weekend. Of course my right hon. Friend mentions that, in January of this year, she came to my constituency to open the new high-performance centre at Picketts Lock. That is the only six-lane indoor facility in the south of England, so when will she expand that facility? More importantly, when will we see facilities of a similar nature in other parts of the country?
Asked by
Andrew Love
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
As my hon. Friend knows, a large 80,000-seat stadium will be built just down the road from the Lee Valley athletics centre at the heart of the Olympic park for the 2012 Olympics. On the strength of that, he will also be aware that in the nine regions of the country, under the auspices of the English Institute of Sport, facilities are being upgraded and improved. We have already had a list of some of the great centres in Bath, in Sheffield and in the sports city in Manchester, all of which offer specialist facilities to improve the performance of our best athletes. That shows that, if we combine investment with top-class facilities, we get gold medals.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Sportsgrounds; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1275
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for that. He is absolutely right. that is why one of the important developments of recent years has been the willingness and the enthusiasm of so many of our lottery-funded athletes to go into schools, work with local clubs and provide precisely the kind of leadership and powerful role modelling that young people want.
I thank my hon. Friend for that. He is absolutely right. that is why one of the important developments of recent years has been the willingness and the enthusiasm of so many of our lottery-funded athletes to go into schools, work with local clubs and provide precisely the kind of leadership and powerful role modelling that young people want.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Brian Jenkins
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
My right hon. Friend is quite right about continuing. I hope that she will continue the pressure to ensure that our elite athletes can get to the Olympics and win recognition. Surely she recognises that the prize is not just a gold medal; it is what the athletes do for the status of the clubs that they come from and the part that they play in their community as role models. They send a signal back to every youngster that, with determination and support, they too can get there.
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank the Secretary of State for the much-deserved praise of the sporting facilities in Bath. I join her in welcoming what the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last year: additional funding for elite athletes. But does she recognise that part of that announcement by the Chancellor was for £100 million to come from private sponsorship? Does she accept that little or no work has been done in preparing to raise that money, and will it not be particularly difficult, bearing in mind the National Audit Office’s recent comments, that private sponsorship for sport will be increasingly difficult given the uncertainty over the Olympic budget? When are we going to have a finalised budget for the Olympics?
I thank the Secretary of State for the much-deserved praise of the sporting facilities in Bath. I join her in welcoming what the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last year: additional funding for elite athletes. But does she recognise that part of that announcement by the Chancellor was for £100 million to come from private sponsorship? Does she accept that little or no work has been done in preparing to raise that money, and will it not be particularly difficult, bearing in mind the National Audit Office’s recent comments, that private sponsorship for sport will be increasingly difficult given the uncertainty over the Olympic budget? When are we going to have a finalised budget for the Olympics?
Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
It is categorically not the case that, as the hon. Gentleman said, not very much if anything has been done. There are discussions in train between potential private sector partners and UK Sport. I also remind him—[Interruption.] If he would like to hear the answer, I remind him that the money does not come on stream and will not be required until after the Beijing games. As with every other aspect of Olympic planning, this aspect is on time, taking account of the fact that we all have to be ready for the opening ceremony in five years’ time.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1276
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is categorically not the case that, as the hon. Gentleman said, not very much if anything has been done. There are discussions in train between potential private sector partners and UK Sport. I also remind him—[Interruption.] If he would like to hear the answer, I remind him that the money does not come on stream and will not be required until after the Beijing games. As with every other aspect of Olympic planning, this aspect is on time, taking account of the fact that we all have to be ready for the opening ceremony in five years’ time.
It is categorically not the case that, as the hon. Gentleman said, not very much if anything has been done. There are discussions in train between potential private sector partners and UK Sport. I also remind him—[Interruption.] If he would like to hear the answer, I remind him that the money does not come on stream and will not be required until after the Beijing games. As with every other aspect of Olympic planning, this aspect is on time, taking account of the fact that we all have to be ready for the opening ceremony in five years’ time.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Foster of Bath
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
I thank the Secretary of State for the much-deserved praise of the sporting facilities in Bath. I join her in welcoming what the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced last year: additional funding for elite athletes. But does she recognise that part of that announcement by the Chancellor was for £100 million to come from private sponsorship? Does she accept that little or no work has been done in preparing to raise that money, and will it not be particularly difficult, bearing in mind the National Audit Office’s recent comments, that private sponsorship for sport will be increasingly difficult given the uncertainty over the Olympic budget? When are we going to have a finalised budget for the Olympics?
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1276
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Of course, much of the attention is on the Olympic games, but not so much is on the Paralympic games. I wonder whether the Minister could think about creating a fund for local authorities that have no disabled facilities, such as Kent county council, which is the largest authority in England. One of the ways of doing that would be to challenge the Treasury on the 12p in the pound tax that it takes from lottery tickets. What we need most of all is to get our disabled athletes to be as good as the Chinese disabled athletes, or better than them, for 2012.
Of course, much of the attention is on the Olympic games, but not so much is on the Paralympic games. I wonder whether the Minister could think about creating a fund for local authorities that have no disabled facilities, such as Kent county council, which is the largest authority in England. One of the ways of doing that would be to challenge the Treasury on the 12p in the pound tax that it takes from lottery tickets. What we need most of all is to get our disabled athletes to be as good as the Chinese disabled athletes, or better than them, for 2012.
Asked by
Derek Wyatt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
I take seriously what my hon. Friend says and ask him and the House to note that, in the run-up to Beijing, the funding available for Paralympians has doubled. For the Beijing games, UK Sport is supporting 23 Paralympic sports. That is an increase of eight over the number supported in Athens. It is that fundamental commitment to make sure that the Paralympics, Paralympians and disabled athletes have every equal opportunity with able-bodied athletes that will produce the results that we all want.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1276
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I associate the Conservative side of the House with the Secretary of State’s remarks regarding the success of our athletes in the indoor championships. She has just confirmed that no progress at all has been made in raising the £100 million of private money of the £300 million that the Chancellor alluded to more than a year ago. Can she further inform the House what kind of progress is being made in those negotiations, or is this just another case of press-release politics?
I associate the Conservative side of the House with the Secretary of State’s remarks regarding the success of our athletes in the indoor championships. She has just confirmed that no progress at all has been made in raising the £100 million of private money of the £300 million that the Chancellor alluded to more than a year ago. Can she further inform the House what kind of progress is being made in those negotiations, or is this just another case of press-release politics?
Asked by
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
5 March 2007
The hon. Gentleman fails to listen and then thinks that he can assert his view as fact if he stands at the Dispatch Box and shouts. With great respect, I have just given the hon. Member for Bath (Mr. Foster) an answer to that question and I made it absolutely clear that there are discussions between potential private sector partners and UK Sport and that all that is timely, because the money is not needed until after the Beijing games. When it is needed, it will be in place.
Subjects
Olympic Games; Athletics; Finance; Standards; Sports competitors
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, you were very kind to the hon. Gentleman, who needs as much help as he can get. The House should beware when he starts shouting, because there was no substance whatever in what he had to say. The plan to raise money for elite sport from the private sector, agreed as part of the elite sports funding agreement, is under way. It will be negotiated, and will be in place when it is ready.
Mr. Speaker, you were very kind to the hon. Gentleman, who needs as much help as he can get. The House should beware when he starts shouting, because there was no substance whatever in what he had to say. The plan to raise money for elite sport from the private sector, agreed as part of the elite sports funding agreement, is under way. It will be negotiated, and will be in place when it is ready.
Answered by
Baroness Jowell
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Swire
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is that not yet another example of the Chancellor’s incompetence when it comes to money and the Olympics? It was the Chancellor who signed off the Secretary of State’s budget, which is now two or three times the original figure. It was the Chancellor who announced in the Daily Mail that he would get the nation fit for the Olympics, but who has not produced an extra penny to fund them, and the Chancellor who is now contemplating another devastating attack—
The Chancellor is contemplating another raid on the lottery to pay for his incompetence. Surely it is not the performance of elite athletes in 2012 that we should worry about, but the performance of the Chancellor, which is seriously undermining the credibility of the Olympics.
Subjects
Finance; Olympic Games; Standards; Sports competitors; Athletics
Date
5 March 2007
Reference
457 c1277-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons