To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families

(1) when the Steering Group for the PE, School Sport and Club Links Strategy last met; and what future meetings are planned;

(2) if he will make his policy to involve the Association for Physical Education in the delivery of the National School Sport Strategy.

holding answer 10 July 2008

Through their membership of the consortium contracted to deliver the PE and Sport Professional Development Programme, AfPE continue to be involved in delivering the national PE and Sport Strategy for Young People. The programme manager also has bi-lateral meetings with AfPE on a regular basis.

The last meeting of the PE, School Sport and Club Links Delivery Board was held on 18 January. Since then, new governance arrangements for overseeing the delivery of the new PE and Sport Strategy for Young People have been introduced. Within these new arrangements, the last monthly Management Board was held on 17 June.