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Local Government Services: Exercise

Asked by Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 November 2025UIN 85067

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to help support (a) Merton Council’s London Borough of Sport programme and (b) other local authority-led initiatives to increase physical activity.

Answered by Alison McGovern

DCMS, as the lead department for the Government's arm's-length body Sport England, is investing up to £250 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding into more than 90 locations across England. This investment is being delivered in partnership with local organisations in the communities that need it most, helping more people to live active and healthier lives for longer.

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