Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of how many people aged (a) under 16 and (b) over 16 participate in skateboarding each week.

Active Lives provides a comprehensive overview of sport and physical activity in England. Within Active Lives, there are two surveys: Active Lives Adult, which is published twice a year, and Active Lives Children and Young People, which is published annually.

Sport England does not hold weekly figures for adults; these are only held for children. Also Sport England does not have skateboarding separated for children.

71,600 adults aged 16+ (0.2%) took part in Skateboarding at least twice in the last 28 days (May 2017/18).

322,700 children aged 5-16 (4.6%) took part in Skateboarding, roller skating, blading at least once a week (Academic Year 2017/18).