Written questions

Sports: Facilities

Commons · Question 128864 · Tabled 21 Apr 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Marsha De Cordova

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department plans to ensure that public funding for sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis and padel, to maximise participat

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 27 Apr 2026

The Government is investing at least £400 million in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities over the next four years, promoting health, wellbeing and community cohesion, while removing the barriers to physical activity for under-represented groups, ...