Written question WQ87362
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Economy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Minister provide an annual breakdown as to how much funding has been provided to the Welsh Rugby Union over the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip
The amount of funding provided to the Welsh Rugby Union over the last ten years is set out in the table below.
YEAR
WELSH GOVERNMENT FUNDING
SPORT WALES FUNDING
2012-13
£51,647
£410,000
2013-14
£0
£462,500
2014-15
£1,700,000
£1,041,667
2015-16
£0
£605,500
2016-17
£0
£950,000
2017-18
£10,000
£890,800
2018-19
£0
£853,405
2019-20
£165,000
£1,116,484
2020-21
£13,529,500¹
£1,190,484
2021-22
£18,000,000 (loan)
£816,000
2022-23
£0 (to date)
£1,066,000
¹ The WRU element of the £13.5m Spectator Sport Fund allocation for rugby was £2.7m, with the remainder equally split among the four regions.