House of Lords written question – answered am ar 30 Ebrill 2009.
Lord Greaves
Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government which Councils in England have chosen not to provide free swimming for those aged (a) under 16 and (b) over 60; and, in each case, what reasons they have given for not doing so.
Lord Carter of Barnes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting) (also Department for Culture, Media and Sport), Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Communications, Technology, and Broadcasting) (also in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
A full list of eligible local authorities, giving details of participation, is available on the DCMS website at:
http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/sport/5810.aspx
Non-participating local authorities gave a range of reasons for non-participation, including, for example, that the funding offered was, in their view, insufficient, or they were unable to meet the terms and conditions attached to that funding.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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