§ Baroness Anelay of St Johnsasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many times in 2001 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has hosted meetings of the School Sport Alliance; when was the last occasion when such a meeting was held; and when the recommendations made at that meeting will be published. [HL1611]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)The School Sport Alliance first met in November last year. The members are the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Health, the New Opportunities Fund, Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust. During 2001 it has met on five occasions, most recently on 29 November. The School Sport Alliance is a coordinating body which was established to take a strategic overview of developments in and around school sport and to foster synergies among programmes funded and managed by its member departments and organisations. The School Sport Alliance will hold annual open meetings to which representatives of organisations with an interest in school sport and physical education are invited. The first open meeting was held on 14 September at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The School Sport Alliance does not publish recommendations.