To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many community sports coaches there are in (a) West Bromwich, East constituency, (b) the West Midlands region and (c) England; and what steps she is taking to increase the number of community sports coaches. (145394)

We estimate that, by 22 June 2007, funding awards had been made to support the following Community Sports Coach (CSC) posts:

(a) We do not hold specific data on the number of Community Sports Coaches in the West Bromwich, East constituency but there are 168 funded posts in Birmingham and the Black Country, of which 147 are operational

(b) 419 funded posts in the West Midlands, of which 374 are operational

(c) 3,298 funded posts in England, of which 2,921 are operational

Future funding for Community Sports Coaches is subject to the ongoing comprehensive spending review.