asked the Secretary of State for Social Services which regional health authorities are sponsoring "Sport for Positive Health" projects; and how much they are spending on which schemes.
This information is not available centrally.
than they have budgeted for because of a period of exceptionally severe weather. The table shows the average weekly temperature — the average of the mean daily temperatures over seven days—which would be needed to reach the "trigger point" at which the Chief Adjudication Officer considers the "exceptionally severe weather" condition in the regulations to be satisfied, for each of the five weather stations used for the north and north-west of England, Yorkshire and Humberside.
Weather station
| Average weekly temperature necessary to reach "trigger point" (°C)
|
| Boulmer (Northumberland) | -1·9 |
| Carlisle | -2·6 |
| Finningley (South Yorkshire) | -1·6 |
| Leeming (North Yorkshire) | -2·5 |
| Manchester | -1·8 |