Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 113511

Football: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the risks associated with football-related chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
Mitigating the causes and effects of head injuries in sport is of huge importance to the Government and we are taking steps to raise public awareness of the risks and to improve awareness of the causes and effects of concussion. The Department of Health a...

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