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?
Answered by Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, and Chief Whip | Answered on 13/02/2023
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.