Sports: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing funding for local council sports grants (a) for young sports groups and athletes in Ards and North Down Council Borough and (b) generally.
Answered by Hilary Benn
My officials have engaged with Treasury officials on this matter.
The Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme has over 17 projects in 2024-25 in Northern Ireland. This Government is determined that, through our investment in grassroots sport, the legacy of the Paris Olympics and Euro 2024 is measured not just in trophies, but in choices and chances for every child wherever they live and whatever their background.
Sport is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland, and I would encourage the hon Gentleman to liaise with the Department for Communities about local sports grants in his constituency.
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