Anti-social Behaviour: Young People
Commons · Question 112660 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Imran Hussain
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of sport-based diversionary activity in preventing anti-social behaviour among young people.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 27 Feb 2026
Sport can be a uniquely powerful tool to engage at-risk young people.The Government, through its arm’s-length body for grassroots sport, Sport England, invests in community-level sport and physical activity projects across the country. This includes inves...