Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The Sports Councils recognise 112 sporting activities. All new activities seeking recognition from the Sports Councils are required to meet a number of assessment criteria, in particular those relating to physical skill and effort. Motor car sport and motor cycle sport are separately recognised activities, with funding decisions taken independently and with each application for funding treated on a case by case basis. Similarly the Sports Councils do not bracket road racing with off-road sports.

This has been demonstrated by the Sports Councils over the last three years, with Exchequer support being provided to the Auto Cycle Union in respect of motor cycle sport. However, no funding has been provided to motor car sport.

UK Sport and Sport England: Membership

Lord Jopling asked Her Majesty's Government:

Who appoints the members of UK Sport and Sport England; who are the present members; with which sports each of them have previously been associated; and when do their current appointments expire.[HL1011]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey: Appointments to both UK Sport and Sport England are made by the Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, following procedures which meet the standards and principles laid down by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

Information on the present members of UK Sport and Sport England and dates their current appointments expire, together with details of those sports they have previously been associated with are shown in the following table:

UK Sport

Present Members	Appointment Expiry	Previous Sporting Associations
Sir Rodney Walker-- Chair	18 September 2003	Chairman of Leicester City plc, Chair of Donnington Estates, former non-Executive Chair of Brands Hatch Leisure plc, former Chair of Wakefield Trinity Rugby League Football Club, former Chair of the organising Committee for 2002 Commonwealth Games
Tanni Grey- Thompson OBE	22 November 2001	Paralympic athlete
Zahara Hyde Peters	22 November 2001	Former international athlete
Diana King OBE	22 November 2001	Glider pilot, Former Chief Executive of the English Ski Council
Adrian Metcalfe OBE	22 November 2001	Former Olympic athlete, Head of Sport at Channel 4 and Eurosport
Professor Myra Nimmo	22 November 2001	Former international athlete
Gavin Stewart	22 November 2001	Former international rower
Gareth Davies	31 March 2002	Former international Rugby Union player, Head of Sport for BBC Wales
Trevor Brooking CBE	11 April 2002	Former professional footballer
Alistair Dempster	30 June 2002	General sports enthusiast--tennis and golf
Craig Reedie CBE-- Deputy Chair	18 September 2002	Chairman of the British Olympic Association, Former Chair and President of International Badminton Federation
Professor Sarah Springman OBE	18 September 2002	Former international squash player, triathlete, rower. University representation at swimming, tennis, lacrosse, athletics
Judy Simpson	5 February 2003	Former international heptathlete
Des Wilson	12 March 2003	General sports enthusiast--golf, cricket, rugby union, squash and long distance/cross country running
Professor Eric Saunders	31 March 2003	Qualified PE teacher, General sports enthusiast--rugby union, squash, cricket

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