PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Sports: Public Participation (27 August 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve levels of participation in grassroots sport.
Asked by:
Connor Naismith (Labour)
Asked by:
Connor Naismith (Labour)
Answer
The Government believes in the power of grassroots sport. Everyone should have access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities.
The majority of support through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery funding to support grassroots participation.
Directly investing £400 million into grassroots facilities across the country.
Answered by:
Stephanie Peacock (Labour)
3 September 2026
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