To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase participation in sport among school-aged children.
Answered on
3 November 2016
The Government is committed to ensuring that children and young people have the best opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity and to develop a lifelong commitment to being active. The Government's Sporting Future strategy widened Sport England's remit to include responsibility for children's participation in sport from the ages of 5 years and up outside of school. Sport England has committed £40m of new funding into projects that provide opportunities for children and families to get active and play sport together.
To support sport in schools, the Government has committed to doubling the Primary Premium from £160m per year to £320m per year. It has also committed to continuing to invest in the School Games, which provides competitive sporting opportunities for children across the country.