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Deputy Hugh Raymond
Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture By email
13th April 2022
Dear Assistant Minister
Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel Inspiring Active Places/Sports
I write further to the Quarterly Public Hearing on 6th April 2022 with the Minister for the Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel which you were unable to attend due to illness. As discussed, the Panel had a number of questions regarding the Island's sports strategy and would be grateful if
you could provide a response to the following outstanding questions:
- Please can you provide an update on the 2022 Inspiring Active Places Strategy?
- What is the current position of sports related projects, that have received Fiscal Stimulus Funding, in the event that they do not meet the June 2022 deadline set by the Minister for Treasury and Resources to complete outstanding works?
- The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel recently received the Minister for Treasury and Resources for a Quarterly Public Hearing on 5th April 2022. In response to a question on the refurbishment of the Springfield Sports Centre, it was advised that "They have asked for an extension until the end of June, as you will know, and any funding requirements beyond this point will be met through departmental funding".
- Please can you confirm that if refurbishment works to the Springfield Sports Centre are not completed by June 2022, that departmental funding will be used to complete this project?
- If departmental funding is used, please can you advise where this funding will be sourced to complete any outstanding works?
- If departmental funding is required to complete any outstanding works, do you believe this will impact on any other sports projects?
- In respect of the Oakfield Sports Centre, please can you confirm that all the necessary funding has been allocated for the redevelopment works?
a. Please can you also confirm that all of the necessary planning and by-law permissions have been obtained to undertake the necessary redevelopment works?
- Please can you provide details of the current funding provision for the 2022 Inspiring Active Places Strategy?
- Please can you confirm specific projects under the Strategy that have been designated funding?
- If possible, please can you provide an up-to-date timeframe for Inspiring Active Places Strategy projects?
- Please can you also confirm all sports related projects that received Fiscal Stimulus funding?
a. Please can you also confirm the date each project was completed and whether each project was completed within the budget allocated?
Due to the tight timeframe until the end of this term of office, we would be grateful to receive this information by Wednesday 20th April.
Yours sincerely,
Deputy David Johnson
Chair
Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel