Written questions

Sports Competitors: Transgender People

Commons · Question 115072 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Layla Moran

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department requires sports bodies in receipt of public funding to demonstrate how their participation policies promote inclusion and safe access to grassroots sport for transgender pe

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 2 Mar 2026

The Government remains committed to ensuring that sport is a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Under the Code for Sports Governance, all National Governing Bodies (NGBs) receiving public funding must have robust inclusion policies in place. NGB...