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Written question asked by Angela Rayner (Labour) on Tuesday, 28 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 1 December 2017 (named day). It was answered by Robert Goodwill (Conservative) on Friday, 1 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Soft Drinks: Taxation

Question

To ask Secretary for State for Education, with reference to paragraph 1.95 of the Budget 2016, how much has been allocated on the policies listed in that paragraph in financial year 2017-18.

Answer

Budget 2016 announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

  • Funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium has been doubled to £320 million for academic year 2017/18. Funding for the premium is paid in academic years, with 7/12ths of the funding paid in the autumn term and the remaining 5/12ths in the summer term. In financial year 2017-18 £95 million will be provided from the soft drinks industry levy.
  • We published an invitation to tender on the 16 October 2017 indicating that we are investing £26 million from the levy over the next three years to expand breakfast club provision. The expectation is that £1 million funding will be provided in 2017-18 to the breakfast club programme.
  • We announced in February 2017 the healthy pupils’ capital programme will build on the government’s plans for schools to provide a longer school day by changing the focus of the scheme to provide new facilities or improve existing ones to make it easier for a range of extra-curricular activities to be provided. Funding for the healthy pupils capital fund will be provided in 2018-19.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
116262
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Taxation Soft drinks
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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