FOI Request - Sport and Leisure

Request 101002402241

1. What is the council’s set budget for expenditure on sport and leisure facilities for the following two years:
a. 2012 (so the 2011/2012 budget)
b. 2020 (so the 2019/2020 budget)

2. I would also like to know how many of the following facilities were owned/operated by the council for the above two years (so January 2012 and January 2020) please:
• Public swimming pools. Also, how many of these pools are Olympic-sized? (2012 and 2020)
• Public athletics tracks (2012 and 2020)
• Public cycling tracks/velodromes (2012 and 2020)
• Public playing fields / football rugby pitches does the council own/operate (2012 and 2020). This does not need to be broken down by size etc.

Response 28-02-2020

1a  2011/12 - £911,000
1b 2019/20 - £353,000
2a 2012 & 2020 - 5 swimming pools, none are Olympic sized 2b NIL 2c NIL 2d 2012 - 16 grass pitches; 2020 - 16 grass pitches & 6 astro pitches