Extract from DCMS questions: Covid-19: Sporting Fixtures and Sport Facilities - Dec 10
Friday, 11 December 2020 08:24
Ian Levy (Blyth Valley) (Con): Blyth Valley is currently under tier
3 restrictions, with gyms and sports facilities open for individual
exercise. Increased ventilation, enhanced cleaning of sports
equipment and a constant supply of hand sanitiser are just some of
the measures required to ensure that facilities can operate in a
covid-19-secure way. The implementation of such measures is adding
significant cost to an industry that has had a terrible year. Will
my right hon. Friend assure the...Request free trial
(Blyth Valley) (Con):
Blyth Valley is currently under tier 3 restrictions, with gyms and
sports facilities open for individual exercise. Increased
ventilation, enhanced cleaning of sports equipment and a constant
supply of hand sanitiser are just some of the measures required to
ensure that facilities can operate in a covid-19-secure way. The
implementation of such measures is adding significant cost to an
industry that has had a terrible year. Will my right hon. Friend
assure the House that he will engage with the industry and find a
way to help it to remain open in a safe and covid-secure way?
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(): Sport is of course a force for good in all our
communities, and I made it a priority to open sports facilities and
gyms in all tiers as part of this reopening. My hon. Friend is
absolutely right to highlight the incredible efforts made by venues
to ensure that this could happen. I know the difficult financial
situation many of them find themselves in. We have already provided
over £2 billion to sport, including, for example, the £300 million
sport rescue fund, money for local leisure centres and support from
Sport England but of course I will
continue to work with sports over the weeks and months ahead to
support them.
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