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Lords Chamber
Sport, Recreation and the Arts - Wed 19 Dec 2018
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Baroness Byford (CON - Life peer) It began with netball at school, followed by hockey, tennis and, in later years, golf. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 10 May 2018
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Gareth Johnson (CON - Dartford) The Minister will be aware that netball was developed in my Dartford constituency. - Speech Link
2: Tracey Crouch (CON - Chatham and Aylesford) I am aware of the fact that netball was formed in my hon. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Non-Olympic Sports - Thu 19 Apr 2018
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Addington (LDEM - Excepted Hereditary) Would he not accept that certain sports, and netball is the obvious example, are very unlikely to get - Speech Link
2: Viscount Younger of Leckie (CON - Excepted Hereditary) The noble Lord is right that England Netball is having great success at the national level, winning the - Speech Link
3: Baroness Brinton (LDEM - Life peer) My Lords, following on from my noble friend’s Question, one problem that netball, squash and bowls face - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 18 Apr 2018
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Theresa May (CON - Maidenhead) I was pleased to see that one of the last results was in the women’s netball, in which we beat Australia - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
UK Basketball - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Sharon Hodgson (LAB - Washington and Sunderland West) That is less than half as much as the next highest comparable sport, netball, which receives £205. - Speech Link
2: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) She referred to netball, but hockey receives £259 a head in funding, and my sport of rugby union receives - Speech Link
3: Tracey Crouch (CON - Chatham and Aylesford) some hoops in the shadow of Big Ben in the pouring rain—it was hard, however, for me to shake off my netball - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2018 - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Kevin Brennan (LAB - Cardiff West) State not take this opportunity to include a wider range of sports governing bodies, such as England Netball - Speech Link
2: Toby Perkins (LAB - Chesterfield) Friend the Member for Cardiff West mentioned the example of netball. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities - Tue 17 Oct 2017
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Justin Tomlinson (CON - North Swindon) Nothing matches the time when I took part in a learning disability netball game. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Scotland-Malawi Relationship - Wed 13 Sep 2017
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Hugh Gaffney (LAB - Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) is worth noting that Scotland and Malawi have been drawn in the same group for my favourite sport, netball - Speech Link
2: Liz McInnes (LAB - Heywood and Middleton) Perhaps netball is one area where Scotland will not offer assistance to Malawi, but we look forward to - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Soft Drinks Industry Levy: Funding for Sport in Schools - Tue 10 Jan 2017
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Justin Tomlinson (CON - North Swindon) sports-minded child probably has sports-minded parents and will already be signed up to a football, rugby or netball - Speech Link
2: David Rutley (CON - Macclesfield) So often when we talk about sport, it is traditional sport: rugby, football, hockey, netball. - Speech Link
3: Nick Gibb (CON - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) to visit the camp last year, where I am reliably informed that he acquitted himself creditably in a netball - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Diabetes-related Complications - Tue 07 Jun 2016
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Chris Evans (LAB - Islwyn) education lessons in schools often focus on competitive sports such as football, hockey, rugby and netball - Speech Link