To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether Sport England has made any representations on the amount of physical education training undertaken by primary school teachers as part of their initial teacher training since 1997. (189590)

[holding answer 26 February 2008]: The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) have responsibility for the provision of teacher training.

The focus of Sport England is on community sport. We are not aware that it has made any representations on the amount of physical education training included in primary initial teacher training.