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Sport England: East Sussex

Volume 463: debated on Monday 23 July 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding was provided to Sports England East Sussex in each of the last five years; and what the projected funding allocation is for the 2008-09 financial year. (151436)

Sport England operates at regional level through nine regional offices. Sport England South East covers the East Sussex area.

The table shows the Exchequer and Lottery funding which the Sport England South East Regional Office has awarded to East Sussex in the last five years to support and promote sporting activities and projects.

Lottery Awards are made on the basis of merit in response to applications so funding levels will fluctuate over time and depending on the quality of projects that come forward seeking funding.

Financial year

Lottery (£)

Exchequer (£)

2003-04

0

17,200

2004-05

1,710,039

173,875

2005-06

638,449

440,300

2006-07

0

253,392

Grand total

2,348,488

884,767

The total award budget for Sport England South East region 2007-08 is:

Exchequer: £1.9 million

Lottery: £12.4 million

Projected funding for the 2008-09 financial year will not be known until the outcome of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review.