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<p>We are committed to ensuring that every child, no matter their background or ability,
has the opportunity to play sport and be active.</p><p>Between 2021 and 2025, the
UK Government is delivering a historic level of direct investment of over £400 million
to build or upgrade thousands of grassroots facilities across the UK.</p><p>This includes
£327 million across the whole of the UK between 2021 and 2025, including £25 million
for the Lionesses Futures Fund. All projects are publicly available and can be found
by financial year <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-sport-grassroots-facilities-programme-projects-2021-to-2025"
target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>We are also investing £21.9 million to renovate over
3,000 tennis courts across Scotland, England and Wales between 2022 and 2024. Completed
projects are publicly available to see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/park-tennis-court-programme-completed-projects"
target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>In England, we have provided £60 million via the Swimming
Pool Support Fund in 2023/24 to support public swimming pool providers with immediate
cost pressures, and investment to make facilities sustainable in the longer-term.
Phase one projects can be viewed <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/news/swimming-pool-support-fund-keeps-leisure-centres-afloat"
target="_blank">here</a>, with phase two projects to be announced in due course.</p><p>The
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport also wrote to all MPs in early March,
detailing the amount of funding and the different projects supported by the Multi-Sport
Grassroots Facilities Programme, the Park Tennis Court Renovation Programme, and the
Swimming Pool Support Fund, in their constituency.</p>
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