Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Ian Murray and Ayoub Khan

Thursday 26th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Ian Murray]

The hon. Member makes a great point, and I congratulate to his father on being the professional at St Annes cricket club—I think he said that it was in 1973. If the hon. Member gets in trouble for saying that, I have just said it as well.

We know our cricket clubs and all our sports clubs are right at the heart of our communities. We want them to thrive and they should be thriving. This Government are fully committed to ensuring that all our sports clubs thrive. It is not just about enjoying that cricket with a cold beer, as the hon. Member says he does and like many hundreds of thousands do every Saturday, but about young people being involved and the way in which that takes them into the future of work and sport.

[Ayoub Khan (Birmingham Perry Barr) (Ind)]

6. What steps her Department has taken to help improve youth services in Birmingham Perry Barr constituency.