To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Football Association and (b) the Premier League on the funding of the Football Foundation; and what financial commitments to the Foundation have been agreed for each year to 2012. (278552)

[holding answer 8 June 2009]: I have regular discussions with the Football Association and the Premier League about football matters, including issues relating to the Football Foundation.

The current agreed annual financial commitment to the Football Foundation by each of the three funding partners is currently £15 million and runs to the end of the financial year 2009-10.