To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding has been provided for (a) cricket, (b) football and (c) rugby by his Department in 2009-10. (322683)

Sport England invests in the national governing bodies of cricket, football and rugby through the Whole Sport Plans (WSP), which run for a four-year period (2009 to 2013).

The table shows the funding provided for 2009.

Sport England also invests £15 million Exchequer funding each year to the Football Foundation to support projects including kit, safe goalposts, all weather pitches and floodlights.