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]

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	21,487,219	—
2000–01	116,470,071	—	—
2001–02	12,627,736	14,665,698	6,537,498
2002–03	14,048,265	16,064,180	10,172,274
1 This figure is a combination of World Class Performance, Potential and Start as separate figures are not available.
2 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.