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Navy: Sports

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 23 January 2026UIN 106066

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to roll out the Royal Navy’s (a) Combat Sports Initiative and (b) the Combat Sister Project nationwide.

Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones

The Ministry of Defence are pleased that volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines plan to continue to deliver the Combat Sports Initiative and Combat Sister Project in 2026, at locations across the UK.

These initiatives are not Ministry of Defence led; they are independently delivered on a voluntary basis by Service personnel in their own personal time. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines encourage personnel to engage in meaningful voluntary activity within their communities and wishes the programme every success going forward.

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