§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which local education authorities have made cutbacks in swimming curricula within the last 12 months; and which have completely eliminated swimming from their curricula.
§ Dr. BoysonHer Majesty's inspectors noted in their report on the effect of local authority expenditure policies published earlier this year that there had been a reduction in the provision for swimming in some schools, but detailed information in the form requested is not available.