Written questions

Extracurricular Activities: Sports

Commons · Question 19928 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration has been given to providing schools with additional funding or staffing flexibility to protect extra-curricular sport, including allowing PE departments dedicated timetable capacity to organi

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 8 Sep 2026

PE and School Sport are a key priority for this government. However, despite over a decade of investment via the PE and sport premium, less than half of all children meet the Chief Medical Officer’s recommended 60 active minutes a day. ​​​The new PE and S...