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Written question asked by Lord Wasserman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 May 2019. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Sports: Women

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 9 May (HL15351), what support they are giving to women's and girls' (1) basketball, and (2) netball.

Answer

The Government wants to get more people from all backgrounds embracing sport and physical activity, including those less likely to do so such as women and girls, and help them to get active in ways that suit them.

Sport England, the government arm’s length body responsible for grassroots sport in England, are investing in a series of programmes and initiatives to increase participation amongst women and girls in basketball and netball. This includes £19.7m for the 2017-2021 funding cycle in England Netball to increase the number of women and girls participating in the sport. England Netball deliver this through programmes such as Back to Netball and Walking Netball and to support the high performance pathway. The Netball World Cup will also continue to build interest in the sport and will be supported by the This Girl Can campaign.

Sport England are also investing £6.04m for the 2017-2021 funding cycle in Basketball England to fund both the talent pathway and community participation. Funded programmes focused on increasing girl’s participation in the sport include Junior NBA (a city based schools league competition) and the recently launched Slam Jam (aimed at primary school aged children).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15751
Session
2017-19
Related items
Sports: Women
Thursday, 9 May 2019
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Women Basketball Netball
Link
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