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date	12/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to review its guidance on the inclusion of transgender people in sport.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	59727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is clear that we are committed to tackling all forms of discrimination in sport. Sport is able to deliver important benefits to the wider society and can play a big part in helping to remould or instil the values we want to see in our communities, and particularly in young people. Government understands the importance of tackling transphobia in sport and in my role as Minister for Sport, I am responsible for this policy.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England, as a member of the Sports Council Equality Group, is updating its existing transgender guidance which includes transgender and those transitioning in a phased approach. It will cover both legislative guidance for competition, as well as advice on how to improve support and inclusivity for transgender people in sport. Both phases will be completed by spring 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/01/2017 17:06:26 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

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date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Rugby: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to increase children's participation in rugby.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	51851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>Government is committed to getting more children from all backgrounds engaging in sport and physical activity, including rugby. Last year government published a new strategy, 'Sporting Future', which sets out a number of important actions that will ensure that all children and young people can benefit from engagement in sport and physical activity.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, between 2013 and 2017 Sport England is investing £20m of Whole Sport Plan (WSP) funding in the Rugby Football Union to get more people in England playing rugby regularly. Since 2010, Sport England has also invested almost £7.8 million in 301 National Lottery-funded projects across England to help local rugby union clubs improve their facilities, buy equipment, and run activities to get more people playing regularly.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 10/11/2016 11:13:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore