Swimming Pools: Finance
Commons · Question 27170 · Tabled 3 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out the grants available to local authorities to support the funding of existing public and publicly accessible academy trust swimming pools.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 8 Sep 2026
The ongoing responsibility for providing access to public leisure facilities lies at local authority level, with funding levels set as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. We encourage local authorities to make investments which offer the righ...