HC Deb 15 March 1988 vol 129 c536W
47. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any proposals to increase the level of availability of swimming instruction within education authorities.

Mrs. Rumbold

Any increase in the level of availability of swimming instruction would be a matter for local education authorities to determine. The Government's proposals for a national curriculum include physical education as one of the foundation subjects and it is envisaged that guidelines for the study would cover swimming instruction.