Physical Education: Obesity
Commons · Question 61167 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to increase the number of hours of PE lessons available to schoolchildren to help tackle obesity.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 26 Jun 2025
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The government has committed to support more children to be active by protecting time for physical education (PE) and by empowering more schools to provide high-qua...