Question follow-through · 104097
Sports: South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of access to sports and physical activity facilities in areas of South Basildon and East Thurrock with higher levels of deprivation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of access to sports and physical activity facilities in areas of South Basildon and East Thurrock with higher levels of deprivation.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.In England, the Government provides the majority of funding for grassroots sports thr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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