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Sports: Young People

Asked by Mr Louie FrenchConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 23 May 2025UIN 53235

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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the (a) Secretary of State for Education and (b) Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of the (i) Primary School PE and Sport Premium, (ii) Holiday Activities Fund and (iii) School Games Organiser Network on grassroots participation in sport amongst young people.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

I regularly meet with Ministerial counterparts from the Department for Education on a range of issues, most recently meeting with the Minister for Schools about school sport in April 2025.

Future funding on a range of sports initiatives will be considered as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.

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