{"id":20084,"date":"2023-01-31T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/call-for-greater-support-remains-following-energy-crisis-meeting-with-sports-minister\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T12:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T12:37:43","slug":"call-for-greater-support-remains-following-energy-crisis-meeting-with-sports-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/call-for-greater-support-remains-following-energy-crisis-meeting-with-sports-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for greater support remains following energy crisis meeting with Sports Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued a statement today (31 January) following the sector\u2019s meeting with the Sports Minister to discuss the energy crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week (24 January) ukactive, along with senior leaders from its membership base, and wider representatives from the physical activity sector and local government, met with the Sports Minister, Stuart Andrew, to discuss the energy crisis. 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