Question follow-through · 90495
Sports: Hearing Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Deaflympic athletes as elite athletes eligible for (a) UK Sport and (b) National Lottery funding.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Deaflympic athletes as elite athletes eligible for (a) UK Sport and (b) National Lottery funding.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including deaf people. Through our arm's length body, Sport England, we have provided £1.2 million to support the work of UK Deaf Sport.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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