Department for Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 4 March 2025.
Stuart Andrew
Assistant Whip, Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of physical education in the national curriculum on future engagement with sport
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport and the Minister for Sport, Media, Civil Society and Youth regularly meet with Ministerial counterparts from the Department for Education on a range of issues, including Physical Education and school sport.
Schools play a key role in allowing all children to have high quality opportunities to take part in PE and sport, setting them up for a lifetime of physical activity. The Government is committed to protecting time for physical education in schools. The expert-led review of the curriculum will ensure that all children can engage with a broad range of subjects, including PE and sport.
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