S3W-18341: UK Sport

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it expects UK Sport to distribute in Scotland in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2012-13.
Answered by Stewart Maxwell (10/12/2008): UK Sport expects to distribute approximately £6.7 million in 2008-09 to support Scottish athletes, although they may not necessarily be based in Scotland. It will also provide investment of £520,000 in UK Governing Body posts and programme costs based in Scotland.

On 3 December 2008 UK Sport confirmed investment of £292 million to be allocated to 19 Olympic and 14 Paralympic sports for 2009-10 to 2012-13. As there are a number of Olympic and Paralympic sports still to have their funding confirmed by UK Sport it is not currently possible to determine how much of this funding will be distributed in Scotland.