To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much the Big Lottery Fund has given to sport related activities in each of the last three years. (220511)

[holding answer 21 July 2008]: The Big Lottery Fund has advised that the following awards have been made for physical education and sport related projects through the Big Lottery Fund's sport and physical activity programmes in each of the last three financial years:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much of the £100 million funding for young people’s sport announced by the Prime Minister in 2007 has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date; and on what such funds have been spent. (223568)

[holding answer 15 September 2008]: All the funding announced by the Prime Minister has been allocated through the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People for the 2008-11 period.

Since April 2008, £11.7 million of the £12.9 million allocated to the DCSF and £3.9 million of the £14.5 million allocated to the DCMS for the 2008-09 financial year has been spent.

This funding is to support a range of programmes within the PE and Sport Strategy for Young People, including Sport Unlimited; Professional Coaches; FE Sport Coordinators; Competition Managers; Multi-Sport Disability Clubs; Intra-School Competition; and School Sport Partnerships.