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Written question asked by Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 30 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Dept for Education and Skills

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps are being taken to ensure that schools provide sufficient curriculum time for school swimming in order to meet National Curriculum targets; when she will provide further details of the increased training of PE teachers in swimming and water safety announced on 17th October; how many children fail to meet National Curriculum standards in swimming at age 11; what criteria will be used to select the areas for remedial swimming pilots as announced on 17th October; and what funding will be made available for this; what figures she collates on how many schools ask for parental contributions for curriculum swimming lessons. - Includes figures.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
392 c395-6W;392 c415-6W; 79276;79277;79278;79182
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Curriculum Finance Pilot schemes Parents Physical education Standards Schools Teachers Training Safety Swimming
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk