Asked by: Paul Blomfield (Labour - Sheffield Central)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will fund accessible physical activity sessions during school holidays from the proceeds of the soft drinks industry levy.
Answered by Tracey Crouch
Revenue from the soft drinks levy will be used to improve school sport and to get more children and young people involved in sport and physical activity.
It will be used to double the PE and School Sport Premium, providing £320 million from September 2017 to all primary schools, to improve provision of PE and sport for all.
Schools can decide how best to use this funding, and may choose to run extra-curricular activities during school holidays or to buy equipment.