Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 22137

Rugby: Dementia and Motor Neurone Disease

Tabled: 6 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help reduce (a) motor neurone disease, b) Alzheimer's and c) chronic traumatic encephalopathy in retired professional rugby union players.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The safety, wellbeing and welfare of everyone taking part in sport is absolutely paramount. National Governing Bodies are responsible for the regulation of their sports, and for ensuring that appropriate measures are in place to protect participants from ...
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