Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, further to the Written Statement of 9 June 2026 on Grassroots Cricket, if she will take steps to invest in multi-sport covered cricket domes in the South West of England, including Dorset.

The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That's why we are investing £400 million into new and upgraded grassroots sport facilities, promoting health, wellbeing and community cohesion, while removing the barriers to physical activity for under-represented groups, such as women and girls, people with disabilities, and ethnic minority communities. This investment will continue to be prioritised in areas that have the highest levels of deprivation and inactivity, where there are reduced opportunities for local people.

As your Recreational Cricket Board, Dorset Cricket Board also has the opportunity to identify local projects and apply to England and Wales Cricket Board’s £45 million ‘Building Belonging in Cricket Fund’ - more information can be found here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4525611/building-belonging-in-cricket-fund

We are collaborating with the sports sector and local leaders to develop plans beyond 2026/27 for a range of sports across the country based on what each community needs.