Written question asked by Anne Moffat (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 November 2009. It was answered by Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) on Monday, 23 November 2009 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Football

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many Premier League 4 Sport partnerships have so far been set up; and what assessment he has made of their impact.

Answer: To date, 20 Premier League 4 Sport partnerships have been set up comprising all of the football clubs competing in the 2008-09 Premier League season.Premier League 4 Sport activities began in September 2009. The scheme is a good example of partnership working which will contribute to our ambition of offering every young person five hours of high quality PE and sport per week. In particular, the scheme aims to help young people make the step from school sport into community clubs.Hall Aitken has been commissioned to evaluate this initiative. We expect to receive details about the numbers of young people who have been engaged in the first term of the scheme in January.

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