General Election: What the major parties are promising

Conservative
  • an expanded schools games concept
  • an increased proportion of lottery good cause funding for sport
  • a reduction in bureaucracy affecting volunteers
Labour
  • 5 hours school sport for all under 19 in full-time education
  • 10,000 new volunteer coaches by 2012
  • Consultation on securing a ‘fair return to sport’ from the betting industry
Liberal Democrat
  • Stronger school clubs links
  • a change in lottery taxation to provide greater funding to sport
  • closure of loop-holes in the protection of playing fields
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Politics and you
Have you spoken to or written to an MP or a local councillor on any issues regarding Deaf sport?  If so, UKDS would love to hear who they were and what they said.  Contact us with some details .
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