Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Culture, Media and Sport – in the House of Commons am 2:30 pm ar 1 Mawrth 2010.
A considerable number of county cricket chairmen, including one whom I believe has been mentioned by my hon. Friend Mr. Whittingdale, are writing to Members in all parts of the House about the listed events review, and they have been joined today by the International Cricket Council. Given that Sport England grants cricket-I think-£37.8 million, and given that, as my hon. Friend said, the county cricket chairmen claim that the hit to cricket will be £100 million, will the Secretary of State confirm that, having extended the review to the middle of March, the Government intend to conduct an independent economic assessment? Without such an assessment, it will be almost impossible to reconcile the two conflicting claims.