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Sport England

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent engagement she has had with the leadership of Sport England.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
10 Sept 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent engagement she has had with the leadership of Sport England.

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government believes that opportunities to play sport and get physically active should be available to everyone, including children and young people. Everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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