NEWS

COVID-19: Business Support Measures FAQs

In recent days the Chancellor has outlined a series of measures the government is taking to support businesses impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic, further to what he outlined at the Budget on 11 March.

Published 01 April 2020, Politics

Alliance welcomes news of support for self-employed

The Sport and Recreation Alliance was pleased to hear the Chancellor confirm that additional support has been made available for self-employed individuals.

Published 26 March 2020, Politics

Alliance calls for extra support for the self-employed

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is urging the government to respond to calls for additional support for self-employed workers, a request we highlighted at a meeting with the Secretary of State for DCMS last week.

Published 25 March 2020, Politics

Budget 2020 – what’s in it for sport and recreation?

The 2020 Budget was announced yesterday as the Chancellor disclosed a raft of measurements designed to inject billions of pounds into the economy.

Published 12 March 2020, Politics

Alliance calls for sustained funding and tax breaks ahead of The Budget

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has written to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget to ask for protection of the Sugar Tax funding for school sport and to call for wider tax reliefs to be made available for grassroots sport and recreation clubs.

Published 10 March 2020, Politics

Alliance welcomes new Secretary of State for DCMS

The Sport and Recreation Alliance is pleased to welcome Oliver Dowden MP into his new role as Secretary of State for DCMS and Nigel Huddleston MP for taking up the role of Sports Minister.

Published 13 February 2020, Politics

Alliance welcomes new Conservative government

The Sport and Recreation Alliance wishes to extend our congratulations to Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party on their victory at the General Election. 

Published 13 December 2019, Politics

Swim England echoes Alliance investment call to keep facilities afloat

With the General Election looming, the focus on the incoming government’s policy agenda is intensifying and the Sport and Recreation Alliance manifesto continues to urge political parties to put sport and recreation at the heart of their decision-making.

Published 10 December 2019, Politics

Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive announce speakers for sport and physical activity hustings

The Sport and Recreation Alliance and ukactive have today (3 December) announced the representatives from the three main political parties who will speak at the sport and physical activity hustings tomorrow night.

Published 03 December 2019, Politics

Providing sport services should be a legal requirement for local authorities

Our Policy Officer, Max Nicholls, urges government to make investment in sport services mandatory for local authorities to help unlock barriers to participation and improve the sport and recreation delivery system.

Published 28 November 2019, Politics