Sports Competitors: Coronavirus

(asked on 19th January 2021) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued to professional sporting bodies on permitting elite and professional athletes to continue to train during the national lockdown.


Answered by
Nigel Huddleston Portrait
Nigel Huddleston
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 26th January 2021

The Government has published guidance on gov.uk allowing the phased return of sport and recreation in line with the latest medical guidance. This guidance can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation

The guidance includes training and competition guidance for elite and professional athletes, and will assist sport organisations to deliver safe working environments.

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