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29 April 2024 – today’s press releases

By Mark Valladares | Mon 29th April 2024 - 10:30 pm

Lib Dems: Protect swimming pools and leisure centres from closure with “critical health infrastructure” status
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Lib Dems: Protect swimming pools and leisure centres from closure with “critical health infrastructure” status

The Liberal Democrats have called for swimming pools and leisure centres to be designated as “critical health infrastructure” to protect them from closure.

It comes as new analysis by the party shows 266 local authority swimming pools and 261 leisure facilities have been closed since 2015.

Once new openings are taken into account, there has been a net loss of 31 local authority swimming pools and 19 leisure facilities since 2015.

A series of Parliamentary Questions from Helen Morgan MP to Ministers showed year on year closure of swimming pools across the country alongside the loss of leisure centres.

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Posted in News, Press releases and Wales | Also tagged daisy cooper, health policy, helen morgan, jane dodds, mark williams and welsh language | 12 Comments

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