Sports Clubs

Mr. Pendry
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, further to his written answer of 5 November, Official Report, columns 53–54, if he will give for 1990–91 a breakdown of the total number of non-profit-making sports clubs awarded discretionary rate relief (a) after submitting an application, (b) without submitting an application and (c) which applied for discretionary rate relief and were denied such relief.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett
Discretionary rate relief was awarded by Welsh local authorities in 1990–91 to non-profit making clubs, including sporting organisations, as follows:---------------------------------------
|Category                             |
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|(a) After submitting an application  |
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|(b) Without submitting an application|
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|(c) Applied but not awarded relief   |
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