Meg Munn
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(12 years, 8 months ago)
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Hugh Robertson
I know; that was my point. If the hon. Lady wishes to write to me or directly to the FA, I will see what we can do to help.
Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)
Women and girl’s football is a growing sport and is one of the fastest growing sports among girls. As I am sure the Minister is aware, it is enormously important to have women in coaching and being trained as coaches. What is being done to get more women into coaching?
Hugh Robertson
I am glad to say that there is a very simple answer to that question: the development of St George’s Park, the FA’s new centre of excellence in the midlands. Its specific remit is to drive up the number of coaches, both male and female, across the community game. Many football writers, who have been urging this for a long time, think that it will be the single biggest seminal change to English football over the next decade. I hope that it will make a huge contribution to sorting out this situation.