To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to support grassroots sport in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
Answered on
27 January 2025
The Government supports grassroots sport through our ongoing investment into Sport England, our arm’s length body, which annually invests over £250 million of Exchequer and Lottery funding each year. In the last financial year, Sport England invested £166,607 into grassroots sport in the Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
The Government has also committed to continued funding for grassroots sports facilities via the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme, which will invest £123 million UK-wide throughout 2024/25.
Answered by
Department for Culture, Media and Sport