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Proceeding contribution from Derek Twigg (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 30 November 2010. It occurred during Opposition day on School Sports Funding.


School Sports Funding

On disability sport in schools, my constituent Mark Eccleston is a full-time wheelchair user and a PE teacher at Chestnut Lodge, which is a school for children with complex physical and medical needs. He also won the silver medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics and was No. 1 in the world in his sport. He says: ““I feel strongly obliged to put in writing my thoughts regarding the Government's ridiculous and staggering decision. I'm not sure who advised the Government on this issue, but they are obviously not fully aware of the implications that such a decision will have on school sport in general, not to mention the destruction that it will cause to disability sport in our schools.”” Who will be listening—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
519 c696 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Finance Property transfer Pupils Playing fields Standards Sales Sports Take-up Olympic Games 2012 Youth Sport Trust Maintained schools
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk