Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 28 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps her Department is taking to ensure that local authorities in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Dudley maintain adequate sports facilities.
Sport England's local team offers support to all local authorities, giving advice improving the efficiency of their facilities management, rationalising provision, and providing funding for capital development.
(a) The following table shows the funding Sport England have invested in projects in the West Midlands region through their Places People Play legacy programme.
West Midlands | |
£ | |
Protecting Playing Fields | 1,184,562.00 |
Inspired Facilities | 4,022,627.00 |
Iconic Facilities | 9,210,000.00 |
Total | 14,417,189.00 |
(b) Sport England and Dudley council are developing a facilities strategy, including a playing pitch strategy, to ensure appropriate provision in the area. Sport England is also funding the council to undertake efficiency modelling of their facilities through the National Benchmarking Service.
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