Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab) [V]:...Thirdly, what steps are
the Government taking to boost participation? The Sport England
strategy released at the beginning of this year prioritises
participation and dealing with some of the issues that lockdown has
created, but will the Minister say what the Government want to
prioritise now, particularly around social and economic
disadvantage, which we know has a significant impact on people’s
health? We still find challenges in women’s...Request free trial
(Wirral South) (Lab) [V]:...Thirdly, what steps
are the Government taking to boost participation? The Sport England strategy released at the
beginning of this year prioritises participation and dealing with
some of the issues that lockdown has created, but will the Minister
say what the Government want to prioritise now, particularly around
social and economic disadvantage, which we know has a significant
impact on people’s health? We still find challenges in women’s
participation, particularly black women and those from other
diverse backgrounds, and also for people with disabilities, who
face significant challenges in making sure that they are able to be
physically fit and healthy in the way that other people are...
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport ():...The Government have provided more than
£100 million to support 266 local authority leisure centres,
and Sport England has provided more
than £220 million to community sports clubs to promote them and
ensure that these facilities can open. The Opposition spokesperson,
the hon. Member for Wirral South (), who I have a great deal of respect for, raised
several questions about priority. We have seen throughout the last
few weeks the Government’s emphasis on sport and physical activity.
I assure her that that is a focus of mine, too, as would be
expected of a sport Minister.
The hon. Member was right to mention the work of
Sport England the arm’s length
body for grassroots sport, which promotes sport and activity levels
across the country. Sport England plays a pivotal
role in the Government’s sport and activity strategy, and it will
continue to do so. It has articulated its 10-year plan, which we
completely support, and the Government will be articulating their
strategy. Today, for example, I spoke to a Minister in the
Department for Education about the importance of sport and physical
activity at school. We will also be refreshing the school sport and
activity action plan. There will be lots of work and focus from
Government, across Departments, as we continue to focus on the
importance of physical and mental health and the benefits of sport
and physical activity...
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