Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 113512
Sports: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 25 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if will make an estimate of the number of people at risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy as a result of participation in contact sports.
Answer
Stephanie PeacockMitigating 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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