Question follow-through · 55581

Schools: Sports Facilities and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available for the (a) repair and (b) maintenance of (i) sports facilities and (ii) swimming pools at schools.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
4 Jun 2025
Answer
7 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available for the (a) repair and (b) maintenance of (i) sports facilities and (ii) swimming pools at schools.

  2. 4 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    ​Schools provide important opportunities for all pupils to be physically active, with sports facilities being key to the provision of high quality physical education lessons and extra-curricular sport.The department supports academy trusts, local authorit...

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