Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 March 2000.
Mr Chris Smith
Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
12:00,
27 March 2000
No money has yet been committed, because there must be a proper application before that can happen. However, £40 million that would have had to be spent by Sport England to create temporary athletics facilities at Wembley has been saved from the exercise. That money and the £20 million that is being returned to the pot by the world of football will—it is hoped—be used for the benefit of athletics. That is a sensible proposal.