Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 16478

Sports Competitors: Injuries

Tabled: 27 November 2024
Answered: 5 December 2024

Question

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)Caerphilly

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on protecting sport participants from (a) concussion and (b) chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock
The Government takes the issue of head injuries very seriously. The first national guidance for concussion in grassroots sport was introduced in 2023, developed by international experts on concussion and acquired brain injury to better identify, manage an...

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