Question follow-through · 129547

Schools: Physical Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week; and are supported to be physically active for at least 60 minutes a d

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
27 Apr 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that children receive a minimum of two hours of high-quality physical education per week; and are supported to be physically active for at least 60 minutes a d

  2. 27 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Spen Valley to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 128860.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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