To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many members of staff his Department allocates to the Sport and Recreation Division; how much time they spend on (a) direct ministerial support, (b) non-departmental public body support and (c) policy development; how many have experience in project management; how many have experience in contract writing; and what the total administration costs of the Sport and Recreation Division were in the last financial year. (155079)

[holding answer 10 September 2007]: There are currently 37 posts allocated to Sports Division. Of the current staff in post, 29 have experience of project management while four have experience of contract writing. This small number of staff is due to the fact that all formal contract writing is undertaken by the Procurement and Property Services Team in the Department’s Human and Business Resources Division. On time spent on Policy Development, Ministerial Support and NDPB Support it is estimated that 35 per cent. of total staff time is spent on Policy development, 35 per cent. of time is spent on direct ministerial support while 30 per cent. is spent on NDPB support. The total administration cost for Sport Division in 2006-07 was £1.6 million.