Question follow-through · 10037
Swimming Pools: Closures
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent swimming pool closures on the delivery of swimming and water safety education; and what steps her Department is taking to support publicly acc
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the impact of recent swimming pool closures on the delivery of swimming and water safety education; and what steps her Department is taking to support publicly acc
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to swimming facilities, which are great spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and learn the key life skill of water safety. Swimming facilities play an important role with...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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