Written questions

Sports: Hearing Impairment

Commons · Question 96525 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has (a) made an assessment of the current classification of deaf sport within UK sporting-funding frameworks, (b) what consideration her Department has given to the disparity in fundi

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 8 Dec 2025

The Government is dedicated to making sport across the country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including d/Deaf people. Sport England are exploring a series of talent pilots for deaf athletes. These pilots will see Sport England, National Governing...