Physical Education: Obesity
Commons · Question 113525 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Garnier
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to funding for physical education and sports on child obesity.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 2 Mar 2026
Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle that plays a role in tackling childhood obesity.Too many children and young people do not meet the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendation of 60 minutes of daily physical activity. The departmen...