Question follow-through · 38365

Multi-sport Grassroots Facilities Programme: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to support (a) sports with higher levels of female participation, (b) tennis and (c) netball through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
18 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to support (a) sports with higher levels of female participation, (b) tennis and (c) netball through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.

  2. 18 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and committed to ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality facilities. On Friday 21 March, we confirmed that DCMS is investing £100 million...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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