Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Friday, 20 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 March 2015. It was answered by Helen Grant (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Sports: Sight Impaired

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans the Government has to increase participation of blind people in sport.

Answer: Between 2014 and 2017 Sport England is investing £296,636 in British Blind Sport to get more blind people playing sport. The funding will provide impairment-specific support to National Governing Bodies and deliver programmes designed to increase the number of blind people who regularly take part in sport. In addition, Sport England is investing over £90 million between 2013-17 in National Governing Bodies to get more disabled people playing sport through the delivery of inclusive and impairment-specific programmes, including programmes for blind people.

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