Game on: CMS Committee publishes raft of written evidence on supporting community and school sport provision

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• Inquiry: Game on
• Culture, Media and Sport Committee

The inquiry was launched amid warnings of stagnant rates of participation in sport and physical activity particularly from those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, deteriorating facilities and a fall in physical education in schools. MPs will examine the health of sport in local communities and schools, and ways to sustain and grow sporting opportunities for all. 

The written evidence submissions published today – available on the Committee’s website – include detailed responses to the terms of reference that the Committee set out for the inquiry. 

The submissions highlight the lack of adequate facilities, challenges in attracting and retaining volunteers and an urgent need for a different approach to sport in schools, including better links to clubs in the community. Submissions call for a new sports strategy, the continuation of the Open School Facilities Fund and better cross-departmental work to get people involved in sport.  

Among the sporting, government and academic organisations that provided evidence were:  

• Youth Sport Trust 
• Sported 
• Football Foundation 
• Loughborough University 
• Sport for Development Coalition 
• Swim Alliance 
• Local Government Association 

You can look for individual submissions using the search bar on the Committee’s website. 

The first oral evidence session for this inquiry will be held on Tuesday 25 February. A further press release will be sent out a few days prior. 

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