HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 c169W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list for each school in Shrewsbury and Atcham the average number of hours for which schoolchildren undertake physical education. [132286]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

This information is not currently held in the format requested and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of schools provide a minimum of two hours physical education per week for school children. [132287]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The Government are investing more than £1 billion in England to transform physical education (PE) and school sport. This funding will help deliver an ambitious Public Service Agreement target, shared by DfES and DCMS, to increase the percentage of school children who spend a minimum of two hours each week on high quality PE and school sport within and beyond the curriculum to 75 per cent. by 2006. Currently, about a quarter of schools provide this entitlement at key stage 1, two-fifths at key stage 2 and a third at key stages 3 and 4.