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Written question asked by Lord Moynihan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 August 2017. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Friday, 28 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Schools: Sports

Question

Her Majesty's Government, following the decision to cut the Healthy Pupils Capital Programme, what additional resources, if any, they will make available for schools to invest in after-school sports clubs and sports facilities.

Answer

Officials from DfE and DCMS work together closely across a number of programmes to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to lead healthy, active lives.

As announced by the Secretary of State on 17 July, £100m of Healthy Pupils Capital Funding will be used to pay for facilities to support PE, after school activities and healthy eating. In addition, the Primary PE and School Sport Premium will be doubled to £320m a year from September 2017. The premium funds additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport in primary schools to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles.

The Department allocates around £1.2bn per year of capital funding directly to schools and their responsible bodies for them to invest in maintaining and improving their school buildings and facilities. They can decide how funding is spent, and if they wish they can of course target sports facilities where they are the local priority.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1062
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Capital investment Facilities Schools Sports
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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