§ 24. Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to promote swimming lessons. [149410]
§ Kate HoeySwimming and water safety are an important part of the National Curriculum for Physical Education. Swimming remained compulsory when the non-core subjects were temporarily suspended to allow for the establishment of the national literacy and numeracy strategies. The Government want to ensure that, by Key Stage 2, children are able to swim unaided for 25 m. We are aware that, currently some children are not meeting this standard.