§ Ms HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will list the centres and the sports concerned in the awarding of national vocational qualifications. [25043]
§ Mr. SproatThirty-three sports were included in a pilot project to establish national vocational qualification centres.
These are:
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- archery
- association football
- athletics
- badminton
- basketball
- bowls
- canoeing
- cricket
- cycling
- dinghy sailing
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- fencing
- gymnastics
- hockey
- judo
- mountaineering
- movement and dance
- netball
- orienteering
- rowing
- rugby league
- rugby union
- skiing
- squash
- sub aqua
- surfing
- swimming
- table tennis
- target shooting
- tennis
- trampolining
- volleyball
Currently, there are 12 fully approved centres in the following sports:
- association football
- swimming
- hockey
- gymnastics
- tennis
- basketball
- karate
- yachting
A number of other centres are in line for approval by the end of this year.
§ Ms HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage (1) how many national vocational qualifications have been awarded in martial arts; [25042]
(2) what assessment he has made of the progress of awarding national vocational qualifications for martial arts. [25041]
§ Mr. SproatNational vocational qualifications will not be awarded in the category "martial arts". There are eight different recognised martial arts, each with varying styles and techniques and each has to be treated separately in its
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