To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department spent on sport in (a) Yorkshire and the Humber and (b) City of York local authority area in each year since 1996-97. (304511)

The information is as follows:

(a) Sport England’s figures on this breakdown go back to 2002-03 and the following table shows the amount spent on sport in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since then. This does not include the significant investment that will benefit Yorkshire and the Humber, and the city of York, through the £480 million worth of National Governing Body investment through Sport England’s Whole Sport Plans.

(b) In addition, £149,800 was spent specifically in the city of York local authority area in 2008-09.