Tour de France: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, from which departmental budgets the £32 million of Government funding for the 2027 Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs will be drawn; and how much will be provided by (a) the Department for Transport, (b) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and (c) other Government departments.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is contributing £32.17 million of funding for the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs in 2027. Staging the races is forecast to deliver more than £150m in economic benefits to people all over the country. With more than 900km of route spanning England, Scotland and Wales, and free spectating all the way, together these races will be the most accessible major sporting event Great Britain has ever hosted.
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