Jim Shannon – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games for participation in clay pigeon shooting in each region of the UK.
Mrs Helen Grant
Sport England is investing £1.1 million in British Shooting for 2013-17 to get more people taking part in shooting regularly.
According the Active People Survey, 54,300 people take part in clay pigeon shooting in England at least once a month. This is an increase of 3,800 since 2012. It is the most popular shooting discipline in England.
Table 1 gives a regional breakdown of shooting (all disciplines) participation. Please note – a regional breakdown of figures for specific shooting disciplines is not available due to the relatively small size of the sport.
Table 1:
|
Region |
Monthly Participants (16+) – Oct 2011/12 |
Monthly Participants (16+) – Apr 2013/14 |
Change since 2011/12 |
|
East |
22,800 |
19,400 |
-3,400 |
|
East Midlands |
14,200 |
11,300 |
-2,900 |
|
London* |
– |
– |
– |
|
North East* |
– |
– |
– |
|
North West |
12,000 |
12,700 |
700 |
|
South East |
21,100 |
23,200 |
2,100 |
|
South West |
18,700 |
12,400 |
-6,300 |
|
West Midlands |
10,500 |
14,400 |
3,900 |
|
Yorkshire |
9,700 |
16,900 |
7,200 |
*Data not available for these regions due to the relatively small size of the sport
