§ 84. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many State schools have facilities for swimming; what instruction is given; and to how many children.
§ Mr. Denis HowellFull statistics are not available, but extensive use is made of public swimming baths and an increasing number of schools are being equipped with their own baths. At least 117 enclosed and heated school baths have been taken into use or approved since 1958 in England and Wales and there are also many small open air pools of which I have no precise record. Instruction is given in swimming and, in secondary schools, in life saving.