To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what funding his Department provided for elite athletes with a learning disability in each year between 1997 and 2001. (230113)

[holding answer 27 October 2008]: Elite athletes were funded by Sport England from 1997 to 1999 after which it became the responsibility of UK Sport. Between 1999 and 2000 Sport England administered lottery payment operations on behalf of UK Sport and retained the athlete records. The transfer of operations took place during 2000-01.

Sport England have advised that their records do not identify which athletes had a learning disability and the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

UK Sport provided the following funding for elite athletes with learning disabilities in 2001.