Select Committee · Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Women's sport
Status: Closed
Opened: 15 Dec 2022
Closed: 28 May 2024
Inquiry scope
MPs are to examine issues around the growth of women’s football, along with the challenges other women’s sporting organisations face in growing audiences and revenues and what needs to be done to bring about more parity between men’s and women’s sport. The DCMS Committee inquiry will also look at the actions needed to tackle sexism and misogyny in sport and the reasons behind the disparity between the participation rates of boys and girls.Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2024 | Adam Conant · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Jeanette Bain-Burnett · Sport England, Polly Payne · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Stephanie Hilborne OBE · Women in Sport | View ↗ |
| 21 Nov 2023 | Barbara Slater · BBC, Jonathan Licht · Sky Sports, Niall Sloane · ITV | View ↗ |
| 24 Oct 2023 | Ali Oliver MBE · Youth Sport Trust, Councillor Liz Green · Local Government Association, Huw Edwards · UKactive, Jane Nickerson · Swim England, Julie Porter · Lawn Tennis Association, Linda Fox · Actonians LFC | View ↗ |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Dr Beth Clarkson, Dr Rafaelle Nicholson, Professor Hanya Pielichaty, Professor Stacey Pope | View ↗ |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Baroness Sue Campbell DBE · Football Association, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, Ellen White MBE, Sally Munday OBE · UK Sport | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Conant · Deputy Director, Head of Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Ali Oliver MBE · Chief Executive | Youth Sport Trust | 1 |
| Barbara Slater · Director of Sport | BBC | 1 |
| Baroness Sue Campbell DBE · Director of Women’s Football | Football Association | 1 |
| Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE | — | 1 |
| Councillor Liz Green · Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport board | Local Government Association | 1 |
| Dr Beth Clarkson | — | 1 |
| Dr Rafaelle Nicholson | — | 1 |
| Ellen White MBE | — | 1 |
| Huw Edwards · Chief Executive | UKactive | 1 |
| Jane Nickerson · Chief Executive | Swim England | 1 |
| Jeanette Bain-Burnett · Executive Director of Policy & Integrity | Sport England | 1 |
| Jonathan Licht · Managing Director | Sky Sports | 1 |
| Julie Porter · Chief Operating Officer | Lawn Tennis Association | 1 |
| Linda Fox · Chair | Actonians LFC | 1 |
| Niall Sloane · Director of Sport | ITV | 1 |
| Polly Payne · Director General, Culture, Sport and Civil Society | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Professor Hanya Pielichaty | — | 1 |
| Professor Stacey Pope | — | 1 |
| Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP · Minister for Sport, Gambling and Civil Society | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 |
| Sally Munday OBE · Chief Executive | UK Sport | 1 |
| Stephanie Hilborne OBE · Chief Executive | Women in Sport | 1 |
Correspondence
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