§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average time spent by pupils per week on(a) physical education and (b) after-school sport was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [152698]
§ Mr. Stephen Twigg[holding answer 3 February 2004]Historically, the Department has not collected data annually on the average time per week spent by pupils on physical education and school sport. Data collected during the autumn term 2002 suggested that about a third of schools at Key Stages 1, 3 and 4 and two fifths at Key Stage 2 offered their pupils two hours of high quality PE and school sport each week within and beyond the curriculum.
Data is currently being collected on 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.