Question follow-through · 18851

Football: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with the football authorities to support (a) ex-professional players impacted by football-related dementia and (b) their families.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
9 Dec 2024
Target answer date
11 Dec 2024
Answer
16 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with the football authorities to support (a) ex-professional players impacted by football-related dementia and (b) their families.

  2. 11 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount.National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports, and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from h...

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