Asked by: Kim Leadbeater (Labour - Spen Valley)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that the £400 million of funding earmarked for grassroots sports facilities benefits a wide range of sports appealing to different demographics and communities.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is working closely with the sport sector and local leaders to develop plans for funding for a range of sports across the country based on what each community needs. This will ensure that our investment in community grassroots sports facilities reaches as many people as possible to reduce inactivity levels.
The Government’s investment of £85 million will deliver new and upgraded grassroots sports facilities across the UK through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities (MSGF) Programme in 2026/27. An additional £15 million will be invested into innovative facilities in England, to allow more people to participate in sports they wish to.
Projects funded through the MSGF Programme include artificial grass pitches, changing pavilions and floodlights, and at least 40% of funded projects have a multi-sport offer, allowing more people to participate in a wider variety of sports.
Asked by: Kim Leadbeater (Labour - Spen Valley)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the announcement of £85 million in funding for football facilities, how she plans to allocate the remaining £400 million announced for new and upgraded grassroots sports facilities across the UK.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is working closely with the sport sector and local leaders to develop plans for funding for a range of sports across the country based on what each community needs. This will ensure that our investment in community grassroots sports facilities reaches as many people as possible to reduce inactivity levels.
The Government’s investment of £85 million will deliver new and upgraded grassroots sports facilities across the UK through the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities (MSGF) Programme in 2026/27. An additional £15 million will be invested into innovative facilities in England, to allow more people to participate in sports they wish to.
Projects funded through the MSGF Programme include artificial grass pitches, changing pavilions and floodlights, and at least 40% of funded projects have a multi-sport offer, allowing more people to participate in a wider variety of sports.