Question follow-through · 106439
Rugby: Clubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much COVID-19 loan support is currently outstanding by each Premiership Rugby Union club.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much COVID-19 loan support is currently outstanding by each Premiership Rugby Union club.
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Jan 2026
Answer published
DCMS acted to support Premiership Rugby during the COVID-19 pandemic when their need was most acute. Loan financing was provided on favourable terms to applicant organisations, and DCMS is now collecting those repayments as intended.DCMS is not able to co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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