Question follow-through · 129548

Sports: Facilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public investment in sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis and padel, to m

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that public investment in sports facilities supports a balanced range of sports, including court-based activities such as tennis and padel, to m

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is investing at least £400 million in new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities over the next four years, promoting health, wellbeing and community cohesion, including by removing the barriers to physical activity for under-represented g...

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