Rugby: Clubs
Commons · Question 33786 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much and what proportion of loans provided to rugby union clubs under government support schemes have been repaid; and if she will provide a breakdown of repayments by club.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 5 Mar 2025
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and our arm’s-length bodies, Sport England and UK Sport, do not provide direct funding to professional rugby union clubs.Since 2020, DCMS has provided loans to rugby union clubs via the Sport Survival Pac...