| Heading: |
Bowling: Loneliness and Public Health |
| Question ID: |
1797976 |
| UIN: |
48674 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5119 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Natasha Irons
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| Asking Member handle: |
NDIrons
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@NDIrons
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of funding grassroots bowls on (a) tackling loneliness and (b) public health. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4607 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Stephanie Peacock
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| Answering Member handle: |
Steph_Peacock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Steph_Peacock
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| Answer text: |
We are committed to providing support for grassroots clubs who provide access and opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity. Bowls has a unique and important role to play in tackling loneliness through supporting people to have the socia... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |