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

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the press notice issued by her Department entitled Government plans to name grassroots football facilities in honour of Lionesses class of Euros 2022, published on 31 July 2022, what recent progress her Department has made on naming grassroots football facilities in this way.

DCMS is working closely with the Football Foundation and the Lionesses on plans to name the facilities in honour of the EURO 2022 winning team, and we intend to announce the first tranche of facilities in early 2023. This will raise the profile of facilities across the UK and help increase sports participation, in particular for women and girls and other under-represented groups, and act as a fitting tribute to the winning performances of the England Women’s team.