I very much share Mr Whittle’s passion for the subject. I recognise the importance of physical education, particularly in educational settings, and its impact on attainment, behaviour and relationships. Of course, often, it will not necessarily be a PE teacher who is leading the after-school clubs. Mr Whittle might be amused to know that, many years ago, I took a hockey club when I was teaching at Elgin high school for a number of weeks. There are opportunities for staff across the school estate to be engaged in building better relationships, which helps with behaviour and facilitates greater opportunities for physical literacy.

I know that there are challenges in our schools post-pandemic. It is worth while recounting some of the progress that has been made, and I gave statistics on that in my initial response. However, the progress that has been made is remarkable when we look back at the position during the school session of 2004-05, when only 10 per cent of schools were providing the amount of PE that is being provided now. That is not the end of the story. The additional investment that we provide via the active schools co-ordinators, which amounts to £13 million annually, also has a substantial role to play in that regard. Finally, I should say—