Olympic Legacy
Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part]
1:15 pm
Nick Hurd (Shadow Minister, Cabinet Office; Ruislip - Northwood, Conservative)
The Secretary of State talks rightly about increased investment in sport in schools, but the uncomfortable fact is that Britain has the highest post-school drop-out rate for participation in sport. We have heard about the cut in funding for grass-roots sports, so what are the Government doing to plug the gap between schools and the 125,000 sports clubs across the UK? Most of those clubs are voluntary organisations and we all know from our constituencies that they have great potential to keep our young people fit, active and engaged.