The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will undertake an inquiry into women and sport in the UK.

During the process the committee will investigate what barriers remain to women's participation in sport and how to overcome these.

The focus will be on facilities, training, finance (including sponsorship and prize money) and media coverage - as well as the variety of sports on offer to girls at school.

The inquiry comes on the first anniversary of the London 2012 Games and at a time when the legacy of the Games is being questioned.

In a statement, the committee said: "It was hoped that the successes of Team GB's female athletes in the Olympics last year would result in greater prominence for women's sporting achievements and encourage more girls and women to participate in sport.

"However, it appears that women's sport still faces a number of disadvantages compared with sport for men."

The committee is inviting written evidence from the sport industry for the inquiry. An online portal for submissions will be made live on the Women in Sport portal on 1 August and will run until 19 September. To submite evidence, click here to visit www.parliament.uk/cmscom (the link will appear on 1 August).

• The announcement follows the launch of a new grant giving body dedicated to raising the profile of women's sport in the UK earlier this month.

Women's Sport Trust (WST) is be the first grant provider focused solely on female sport and is backed by a diverse range of elite female athletes along with representatives from business and the media.

For more details on WST, click here.