Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which stakeholders the Department engaged in the development of the forthcoming Action Plan on Acquired Brain Injury, including any (a) sports governing bodies, (b) football organisations, and (c) relevant charities, in relation to football-related chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

The Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Action Plan is being developed as a cross‑Government initiative, recognising that preventing, diagnosing, and supporting people with ABI involves multiple departments, health bodies, and external partners. The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with other Government departments, including the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which leads on engagement with the sport sector.

This engagement will ensure that the plan reflects the diverse causes and impacts of ABI, including those relating to football‑related chronic traumatic encephalopathy.