§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make it his policy to ensure that local education authorities have a continuing responsibility to provide outdoor education for pupils at all state sector schools in their area.
§ Mr. Robin SquireNo. Where funds have been delegated to individual schools, it is their responsibility to determine—having regard to the requirements of the National Curriculum Order for Physical Education—the level of provision for outdoor education needed, and how it should be provided.