questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the availability and quality of swimming lessons in primary schools; what recent estimate her Department has made of the average cost to schools of delivering the national curriculum requirement for swimming and water safety; and what steps she is taking to support schools with the financial pressures associated with providing access to swimming facilities, transport, and specialist instruction.
answerText: The department recognises that swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and to keep themselves safe around water by the time they leave primary school. Schools receive core funding for a...
heading: Swimming: Primary Education