Health Education: Sex

Philip Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much and what proportion of the education budget is expected to be used for sex and relationships education in 2009-10.

Ms Diana R. Johnson
The Department for Children, Schools and Families does not hold this information.

Sex and relationship education (SRE) in schools is taught as part of the statutory science curriculum and non-statutory Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education framework. Since April 2004, it has been for schools and local authorities to decide on the level of funding to support sex and relationship education in schools taking account of local priorities.