Written questions

Sports: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Commons · Question 113512 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if will make an estimate of the number of people at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy as a result of participation in contact sports.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 25 Feb 2026

Mitigating the causes and effects of head injuries in sport is of huge importance to the Government and we are taking steps to raise public awareness of the risks and to improve awareness of the causes and effects of concussion. The Department of Health a...