Question follow-through · 86477
Sports: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding she plans to allocate to (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) other court-based sports, in the context of the £5 million allocated to basketball in 2026-27.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 4 Nov 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding she plans to allocate to (a) tennis, (b) padel and (c) other court-based sports, in the context of the £5 million allocated to basketball in 2026-27.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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4 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. This...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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