HC Deb 16 June 1998 vol 314 cc147-8W
Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the proportion of schools which have reduced play time since the introduction of the National Curriculum. [45284]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 15 June 1998]: Information about the duration of schools' breaks is not collected centrally.

Mr. Jenkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to commission research into the impact of a reduction of play time on the welfare of school children. [45285]

Mr. Byers

[holding answer 15 June 1998]: We have no such plans at present.