Written questions

Swimming Pools: Community Relations and Health

Commons · Question 70414 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the role of swimming pools in delivering (a) health, (b) wellbeing and (c) community cohesion outcomes.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 9 Sep 2025

The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities, including swimming pools, which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities across the count...