Written questions

Sports: Children

Commons · Question 59363 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase access to sport for children from low income households.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 20 Jun 2025

I regularly meet with Ministerial counterparts on a range of issues, including young people’s engagement in sport and the barriers around this for those from lower socio-economic groups.In the 2024/25 Financial Year, Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend ...