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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...