Question follow-through · 29936

Football

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of football clubs to local economies.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
7 Feb 2025
Target answer date
11 Feb 2025
Answer
17 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the contribution of football clubs to local economies.

  2. 11 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Football clubs deliver significant economic benefits to their local economies. Analysis from 2024 showed that the Premier League and its clubs alone support over 90,000 jobs. Football clubs also deliver indirect economic benefits to the local communities ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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