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Written question asked by David Crausby (Labour) on Monday, 18 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 February 2019. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Football: Schools

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to improve public access to school football facilities to increase participation in grassroots football.

Answer

We want all schools to maximise the use of their facilities – for the mutual benefit of schools and their communities. This is an ambition set out in the Government's Sporting Future strategy and the Department for Education’s Governance Handbook for schools.

Sport England’s 'Use Our School' resource has been designed to support schools to open up their facilities for community use and to help those that are already open to stay open.

The new cross-departmental School Sport and Physical Activity Action Plan, which will be published in the spring, will also consider how school facilities can best be used to encourage all children to play more sports, including football, and to be more active.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
222626
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Access Football Facilities Schools
Link
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