Sports Competitors: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 24430 · Tabled 16 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support freedom of religion or belief for athletes.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 22 Jan 2025
Sport must be open to everyone. The UK will continue to champion freedom of religion or belief for all, both at home and abroad. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in.The Government expects sports bodies in the UK to take...