Committees

Concussion in sport

Inquiry

MPs will examine links between sport and long-term brain injury. The concussion in sport inquiry will consider scientific evidence for links between head trauma and dementia and how risks could be mitigated with two sessions, the first taking place on Tuesday 9 March.

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Past events

Tuesday 25 May 2021
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Oral evidence session 25 May 2021
Concussion in sport - Oral evidence
10:00am
  • Nigel Huddleston MP (Minister for Sport and Tourism at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Ben Dean (Director, Sport, Gambling and Ceremonials at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Sport in our communities - Oral evidence
11:00am
  • Nigel Huddleston MP (Minister for Sport and Tourism at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
  • Ben Dean (Director, Sport, Gambling and Ceremonials at Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 18 May 2021
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Oral evidence session 18 May 2021
Concussion in sport - Oral evidence
10:00am
  • Professor Alistair Burns CBE (National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England)
10:45am
  • Dr Niall Elliott (Head of Sports Medicine at Sport Scotland)
  • Dr Rod Jaques OBE (Director of Medical Services at English Institute of Sport)
  • Sally Munday (Chief Executive at UK Sport)
  • Phil Smith (Director of Sport at Sport England)
Sport in our communities - Oral evidence
11:30am
  • Stewart Harris (Chief Executive at Sport Scotland)
  • Tim Hollingsworth OBE (Chief Executive at Sport England)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 27 April 2021
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Concussion in sport - Oral evidence 27 April 2021
10:00am
  • Damian Hopley MBE (Chief Executive at The Rugby Players Association)
  • Paul Struthers (Director at Professional Players Federation)
  • Gordon Taylor OBE (Chief Executive at Professional Footballers Association)
11:00am
  • Dr John Etherington CBE (Medical Director & Consultant Rheumatologist at Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK)
  • Dr Richard Sylvester (Consultant Neurologist at Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 23 March 2021
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
Concussion in sport - Oral evidence 23 March 2021
10:00am
  • Monica Petrosino
  • Eleanor Furneaux
10:30am
  • Dawn Astle
  • Chris Sutton
  • Professor John Fairclough
  • Kyran Bracken MBE
11:15am
  • Dr Charlotte Cowie (Chief Medical Officer at The Football Association)
  • Dr Éanna Falvey (Chief Medical Officer at World Rugby)
  • Dr Mike Loosemore (Chief Medical Officer at TeamGB boxing and TeamGB snow sports)
  • Bill Sweeney (Chief Executive at Rugby Football Union)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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