Skip to main content

Written question asked by Hugh Robertson (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2009. It was answered by Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.


Sports: Curriculum

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment has been made of the impact of the provision of the new primary curriculum relating to physical education on childhood obesity rates.
Answer

No assessment has been made. The Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum has only published an interim report. The interim report makes explicit the link between physical development and health. Work is currently taking place on the detailed content of the programmes of learning to be published with the final report next spring.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
486 c662W; 246540
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Children Primary education Obesity Schools Sports
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk