Committee publication · Correspondence · 13 May 2025
Letter from Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, regarding cricket funding, dated 8 May 2025
From: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Inquiry: The work of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Summary
Secretary of State Lisa Nandy writes to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 8 May 2025 regarding the Future of Cricket Fund. She confirms government support for grassroots cricket investment and international events (ICC T20 Women's World Cup 2026, Men's T20 World Cup 2030), but defers confirmation of 2025/26 funding details and longer-term budgets to the Spending Review, promising an update shortly.
Key findings
- Government celebrates cricket's role in community cohesion and has made grassroots facility investment a key priority
- Funding for cricket primarily flows through Sport England as an Arm's Length Body
- Government will support hosting ICC T20 Women's World Cup 2026 and Men's T20 World Cup 2030
- Specific funding confirmation for Future of Cricket Fund in 2025/26 remains pending; longer-term budgets to be set at Spending Review
- DCMS will continue engagement with England and Wales Cricket Board on the matter
Tone
ProceduralTopics
sport-fundinggrassroots-sportcricketpublic-finance
Key actors
Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Prime Minister, Sport England, England and Wales Cricket Board, ICC
Notable line
“… we absolutely recognise the value of such investments in sport.”
Key Quotes
“One of my key priorities is ensuring that every child has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.”
“… the majority of funding to support cricket is via our Arm's Length Body, Sport England”
“… we will support both the ICC T20 Women's World Cup in 2026 and the Men's T20 World Cup in 2030, as part of the Government's commitment to deliver international events with pride”
“Specifically on t-he Future of Cricket Fund, we are still working through the details for 2025/26 and the longer term Spending Review.”
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