National Sector Partners Group for sport, recreation and physical activity meet with Shadow Minister for Sport Stephanie Peacock

On Tuesday 16 January Shadow Sport Minister Stephanie Peacock MP met with the sport and physical activity sector’s representative organisations to discuss how Labour can harness the impact of sport, recreation and physical activity to create a happier, healthier and more prosperous nation in the event of a change of Government. 

Our sector has the power to change lives and help address key priorities including relieving NHS pressures, breaking down barriers to opportunity, strengthening local communities and boosting economic growth.  

By offering opportunities to be active across our communities and schools, our sector already saves the NHS £9.5bn through preventing illness and generates £85bn by boosting wellbeing, empowering communities and generating economic activity. But a third of people living in the UK remain physically inactive and already stark inequalities are widening. 

A shift in how we look at improving the health and wellbeing of this nation must be at the heart of any future Government’s strategy, and the role sport and physical activity will be integral to this. We must make it easier for people to play, move and be active in any way they choose by ensuring sport, recreation and physical activity is accessible and affordable for everyone. This must be based on a cross-governmental approach, given the potential of grassroots sport and physical activity to provide national solutions across many of the Government’s priorities and responsibilities. 

Our country needs impactful solutions to rapidly support its renewal, and our sector is committed to play its fullest role, if leaders have the ambition to unlock its potential. We welcome the engagement from the Shadow Sport Minister and look forward to working with her and the shadow Labour team on their plans for our sector.  

Ynghylch y Grŵp Partneriaid Sector Cenedlaethol 

This statement is issued on behalf of a coalition of lead representative bodies from across the sport, recreation and physical activity sectors: 

Partneriaethau Gweithredol 

Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) 

Y Gabinet Chwaraeon ar gyfer Datblygu 

Cymdeithas Chwaraeon a Hamdden 

ukactive 

Ymddiriedolaeth Chwaraeon Ieuenctid 

Trwy ein gwaith cydweitherol fel partneriaid sector, ein nod yw ymgysylltu â phenderfynwyr i wella’r amgylchedd gweithredu ar gyfer y sector a gwreiddio chwaraeon, hamdden a gweithgaredd corfforol fel cyfrannwr allweddol i amcanion polisi cyhoeddus ehangach. 

As part of wider work through the National Sector Partners Group (NSPG), we published Datgloi'r Potensial yr hon sy'n nodi sut y gall chwaraeon, hamdden a gweithgaredd corfforol fod yn rhan annatod o gyflawni nifer o flaenoriaethau allweddol y Llywodraeth yn llwyddiannus, gan gynnwys Lefelu Fyny, ybu'n sbarduno twf economaidd, cyrraedd Sero Net a chefnogi'r GIG. Mae'r adroddiad hefyd yn cynnig ystod o ymyriadau systemig gan gynnwys mynediad at fuddsoddiad, newidiadau treth a rheoleiddio, a diwygiad polisi ehangach y creir y glymblaid eu bod yn allweddol i wneud y mwyaf o'r rôl hon. 

To read the NSPG report, ‘Unlocking the Potential’, click yma.