Extract from second reading debate (Lords) of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill - Jun 25
Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:05
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Ashton of Hyde) (Con):...Getting
people engaged in exercise is important. If sport helps with that,
that is great. Sport England is investing up to £100
million in 12 pilots looking at using sport to engage
underrepresented and traditionally inactive groups. In February
2019, Birmingham and Solihull received nearly £10 million
from Sport England as one of those pilots. The...Request free trial
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Ashton of Hyde)
(Con):...Getting people engaged in exercise is important.
If sport helps with that, that is great. Sport England is investing up to £100
million in 12 pilots looking at using sport to engage
underrepresented and traditionally inactive groups. In February
2019, Birmingham and Solihull received nearly £10 million
from Sport
England as one of those pilots. The Active Communities
project is designed to tackle inequality among older adults, women,
young families and BAME people. I agree that that is a key
legacy, albeit an extremely tough one to deliver—it has not
necessarily been delivered in the past and certainly not in the
last two cases...
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