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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TREASURY AND RESOURCES BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. JOHN
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 18th JANUARY 2011
Question
Given that during December 2010, there was concern about the Isle of Wight securing some £360,000 towards hosting the forthcoming Island Games, will the Minister confirm that sufficient funding is in place to support the Island Games in Jersey in 2015?
Answer
The Council of Ministers supported the bid for the Island Games in 2015 following a presentation to Ministers in January 2010.
Following the success of the Games bid, the Council of Ministers included initial funding of £100,000 p.a. from 2013 for Education, Sport and Culture as part of the CSR Part 2 growth allocation in P157/2010. This will provide funding for two full-time officers in the run up to the event, one of which will be the Games Director.
In addition, £583,000 has been included in the indicative capital programme for the FB Field Running Track Replacement project in 2013, which is critical to the success of the event.
Therefore I can confirm, subject to States approval, that funding has been put in place to support the current funding requirements.
In its presentation to Ministers, the Department for Education, Sport and Culture estimated the net cost of holding the Games in 2015 would be £1.2m. An organising Committee has been established which will be reviewing this estimate and investigating potential sources of income from official Island Games sponsors, competitor accreditation and corporate sponsorship.
Once the exact level of the additional financial support is known, the Council of Ministers will bring forward proposals to incorporate additional funding in the appropriate year's Business Plan.