HC Deb 05 February 1991 vol 185 cc130-1W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the recommendations of the report of the School Sport Forum "Sport and Young People: Partnership and Action" which required action by his Department; what action has been taken to implement each recommendation; what are the reasons where a recommendation has not been implemented in full; and what further action his Department intends to take.

Mr. Atkins

The Government's response to the School Sport Forum report "Sport and Young People: Partnership and Action" was published on 27 November 1989. Further consideration to both curricular and extra-curricular sport is now being given by the national curriculum PE working group and as part of the Government's current review of sports policy.

Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the recommendations of the Minister for Sport's review group on sport and active recreation provision in the inner cities which required action by his Department, setting out what action has been taken to implement each recommendation, and the reasons where they have not been implemented in full; and what further action he intends to take.

Mr. Atkins

The recommendations of the review report "Sport and Active Recreation in the Inner Cities" are being considered as part of the Government's wider review of sports policy. We expect to announce our conclusions in the summer.