Sport: Rugby League World Cup 2013 Debate

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Sport: Rugby League World Cup 2013

Lord Glentoran Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd November 2010

(14 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait Baroness Garden of Frognal
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The noble Lord will be aware that the systems for putting in bids for Rugby Union and Rugby League are different and the government response is in proportion to the requirements for both those bids.

Lord Glentoran Portrait Lord Glentoran
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Does my noble friend agree that sport across the kingdom and school sport are being seriously cut? Why are these large sums being put forward for very rich and popular sports?

Baroness Garden of Frognal Portrait Baroness Garden of Frognal
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My Lords, school sport funding is a debate for a different occasion. However, I assure noble Lords that this Government are fully committed to sport in schools.