asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, how many international swimming contests involving national teams took place in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively, in 1967 and in each of the previous four years.

This information is not available in my Department.

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what grants and other assistance was provided by his Department towards the promotion of swimming in 1967; and what was the comparable figure in 1966 and 1965, respectively.

Grants are made by my Department towards (a) the recurrent costs of administration and national coaching schemes of the governing bodies of swimming in England and Wales, (b) the capital costs of swimming pools provided by local voluntary organisations, and (c) the costs of participation in international events overseas.The figures for the last three years are:

		1965–66	1966–67	1967–68
		£	£	£
(a)	…	5,700	8,850	10,883
(b)	…	14,971	21,542	25,829
(c)	…	—	300	290

Provision of facilities for swimming is made predominantly by local authorities whose expediture in this respect is relevant expenditure for the purposes of rate support grant.