Written questions

Sports: Facilities

Commons · Question 11624 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of access to (a) covered and (b) indoor sports facilities, particularly in socially deprived areas.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 29 Jun 2026

The Government will invest £400m in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities, promoting health, wellbeing and community cohesion, while removing the barriers to physical activity for under-represented groups, such as women and girls, people with disab...