Question follow-through · 6579

Cricket: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase participation of (a) girls and (b) women in cricket.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled: 4 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 8 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase participation of (a) girls and (b) women in cricket.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Oct 2024
Answer published
We are dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport.Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has also inspired millions of women and girls to get active...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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25 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the sustainability of local news outlets in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) North West of England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Journalism: Training

25 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that more people from disadvantaged backgrounds take up journalism courses and training.

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16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has a strategy to help increase participation in cricket by women and girls.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cricket: Schools

16 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on increasing levels of participation in cricket in state secondary schools in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Leisure: Disability

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the leisure facilities available for disabled people in Stockport constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Exercise: Disability

1 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support disabled people from lower socioeconomic groups to be more physically active.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Swimming Pools: Stockport

29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the maintenance and continued operation of swimming facilities in Stockport constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Arts and Leisure: Disability

9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on disabled people of leisure and cultural venues requiring paid-for access cards or third-party certification as proof of disabili

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Youth Services: Training

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her department is taking to encourage more people to train as youth workers.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Youth Services

24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how she will assess the success of the National Youth Strategy.

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Swimming Pools: Stockport

13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will discuss with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council the future of the 50m Grand Central Swimming Pool in Stockport.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Libraries: Reddish

13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council on the condition of Reddish library.