Question follow-through · 124557

Exercise: Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a comparative assessment of trends in the level of participation in physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities with the national average.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
14 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make a comparative assessment of trends in the level of participation in physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities with the national average.

  2. 14 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government believes that opportunities to play sport and get physically active should be available to everyone. We are committed to breaking down the barriers that contribute to the persisting inequalities in participation and want to ensure that ever...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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