Question follow-through · 5103
Tennis
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) tennis and (b) padel on physical activity levels amongst (i) older people, (ii) disabled people and (iii) women and girls.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 17 Sept 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) tennis and (b) padel on physical activity levels amongst (i) older people, (ii) disabled people and (iii) women and girls.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Sept 2024
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving access to sports and physical activity for everyone, including disabled people, older people and women and girls. Sport and physical activity is central to achieving our health and opportunity manifesto missions, w...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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