(asked on 12th November 2025)
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Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of recognising Deaflympic athletes as elite athletes eligible for (a) UK Sport and (b) National Lottery funding.
Answered by
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
This question was answered on 24th November 2025
The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone, including deaf people.
Through our arm's length body, Sport England, we have provided £1.2 million to support the work of UK Deaf Sport.