Debates between Tracey Crouch and Paula Sherriff during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Tracey Crouch and Paula Sherriff
Thursday 15th December 2016

(9 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paula Sherriff Portrait Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab)
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T5. I have arranged for Sport England to attend my constituency in January to meet local sports clubs, many of which are struggling to stay afloat because of a decrease in grants and huge cuts to local authority funding. In the light of the child obesity strategy, does the Minister agree that the Government should make it a priority to engage with and promote these small sports clubs?

Tracey Crouch Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tracey Crouch)
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I congratulate the hon. Lady on her initiative, and I hope that others in the House will do something similar, because getting Sport England funding involves a lot of work and paperwork. We would encourage all local sports clubs to do it, however, and I congratulate her on her initiative.