Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 119340

Sports: Finance

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Imran Hussain

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve transparency in the allocation of grassroots sport funding.

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government provides the majority of support for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, which annually invests over £250 million in Exchequer and Lottery Funding. Sport England allocates funds to National Governing Bodies and gr...

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