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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Derek Wyatt (Labour). It was answered by Ben Bradshaw (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.


Participation in Sport

Question
What assessment he has made of his Department's progress in increasing the level of participation in sport since 1997.
Answer

The number of adults regularly playing sport has increased since the figures were first collected in 2005 by more than 600,000 to just under 7 million. There has also been a dramatic turnaround in school sport. In 2003, only one in four children got at least two hours of quality physical education. Today, 90 per cent. do and more than half are doing at least three hours a week.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
506 c645 
318855 
Session
2009-10
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Public participation Sports
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk