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Football: Scotland

Asked by Melanie WardLabourDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 14 November 2025UIN 89099

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is planning a further allocation of funding to support grassroots football in Scotland.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

The Government is committed to ensuring that communities across the UK benefit from high-quality sport facilities to help enable people to get active. The Government has committed at least £400 million to be invested in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities over the next four years across the UK.

Funding is subject to departmental business planning processes which are ongoing. Further details will be announced in due course.

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