Question follow-through · 7307
Pigeon Racing
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will discuss with Sport England the potential merits of recognising pigeon racing as a sport.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 9 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 9 Oct 2024 · 5 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 she will discuss with Sport England the potential merits of recognising pigeon racing as a sport.
9 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Oct 2024
Answer published
Pigeon Racing is not recognised as a sport by Sport England, and we have no plans to discuss that further with them.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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