Ahead of today’s budget, the Alliance is repeating its calls for:
Inactivity is a killer and costs the economy and NHS billions of pounds per year. The Sport and Recreation Alliance’s Game of Life research highlights that:
Andy Reed, Chair of the Sport and Recreation Alliance said:
“Human inactivity costs the economy literally billions of pounds per year which is simply unsustainable, yet sport and recreation is still being fundamentally undervalued by the government.
“George Osborne is keen to balance the books and we want to get the message across that an answer lies right in front of him – tackle the cost of inactivity and you could drastically cut the government deficit.
“We’d all like to see the books balanced in a fair way and one of the best ways of actually making this a reality is by getting the nation healthier.
“It’s proven that long term investment in physical activity tackles preventable disease, yet it is yet to be harnessed by the government as a key policy tool.
“Our members, as the national governing bodies of sport, have a key role to play in tackling some of the most serious health issues that we face as a nation.
“Some good progress has been made by government in recent months – including the government’s proposed extension of primary school sport funding and the work that the Alliance has done with government to make the Community Amateur Scheme more sustainable – but sport’s potential still lies untapped.
“It’s time to invest in physical activity.”
Notes to editors
We’re taking the Sport and Recreation Alliance on tour - and we want you to be part of it.
Read moreThe National Sector Partners Group (NSPG) has written to the Prime Minister ahead of next week’s Spending Review to urge the Government to back the sector through a sustained plan for investment and a clear strategy for increasing participation in sport and physical activity.
Read moreYesterday, the Sport and Recreation Alliance hosted a session of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Sport and Physical Activity, which took the format of a roundtable discussion on the economic value of sport and physical activity.
Read moreJoining the Sport and Recreation Alliance is pretty simple, but worthwhile!
Register now