Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 17 July 2026.
Will Forster
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is she taking to help tackle the gender gap in sports participation for young people in Woking.
Will Forster
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Immigration and Asylum)
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Chancellor on the adequacy of levels of funding allocated to support women’s sport in Woking.
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Government is committed to ensuring that as many women and girls as possible have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.
The Government provides the Majority of funding for grassroots sport through our Arm’s Length Body, Sport England, whose work includes providing more opportunities for children and young people from all backgrounds to be active.
Sport England supports the work of the local Active Partnership which covers Woking, Active Surrey, who champion physical activity with local leaders to develop interventions tailored to communities. Alongside this, Sport England invested £47,286 into sports-related projects in the Constituency of Woking in 2024/25.
In addition, Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has also inspired millions of women and girls across the country to get active. 1.6 million more women are expected to be active as a result of the campaign by 2028.
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