PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cricket: Finance (14 October 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Shivani Raja (Conservative)
Answer
The Government is committed to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport.
The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through Sport England, which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding.
This includes long term investment to the England and Wales Cricket Board, the National Governing Body for cricket, which receives up to £11.6 million for five years to invest in community cricket initiatives that will benefit everyone, including disabled people, women and girls and older people. Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has also inspired millions of women and girls to get active, including through cricket.
Answered by:
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
22 October 2024
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