PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Euro 2028: Community Development (12 February 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that hosting UEFA EURO 2028 supports communities.
Asked by:
Gordon McKee (Labour)
Asked by:
Gordon McKee (Labour)
Answer
Football reaches communities like nothing else. The department is working with partners to develop the largest-ever UEFA EURO Community Programme, backed by a social impact fund of around £45 million, which will ensure the impact supports communities far beyond the tournament itself. Plans for the programme and fund are in development, and more details will be shared in due course.
Answered by:
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
26 February 2026
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