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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Tourism: Taxation more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recognise chess and bridge as sports for the purpose of applying for funds provided by national sports organisations. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harrison more like this
uin HL561 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answer text <p>The process for the recognition of sports in the UK is a matter for the Sports Councils’ Recognition Panel which is made up of Sport England, Sport Wales, Sport Scotland, Sport Northern Ireland and UK Sport.</p><p> </p><p>The games of bridge and chess are not recognised as sports by any of the UK sports councils.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans currently to revisit the question of recognition for either chess or bridge.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T15:25:02.713Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T15:25:02.713Z
answering member
4247
label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde more like this
tabling member
2488
label Biography information for Lord Harrison more like this