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Fits with Government agendas
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"... Sport matters. Good sport policy is also a good health policy - helping to prevent heart disease.
It's an education policy - when sport can give young people the motivation to stick to their schooling.
It's an anti-crime policy - giving young people a sense of purpose and pride.
But it is more than that. Like the arts it can inspire. Like the arts it can bring communities together."
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport - speech to the Labour Party Conference October 2002
"As a Constituency MP, I see local sport projects achieve extraordinary results. I agree with the teachers, police and community workers who all find that sport can also make a valuable contribution to the way people live their lives. It helps to improve all round educational performance, to build confidence, leadership and teamwork in our young people, to combat social exclusion, reduce crime and build stronger communities.
Sport depends heavily on the commitment of thousands of volunteers and the Government's Step into Sport programme will improve the training and support we offer to them.
from the Foreword the Game Plan. Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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