“What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of planned changes to the PE and sport premium for primary schools on school budgets.”
Asked by
John Glen
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Sir Stephen Timms
My hon. Friend asks an extremely good question. The policy of the previous Government was to publish all such commissioned research reports within 12 weeks of receiving them. That policy was complied with until 2018, when Ministers stopped complying with it, so we have had to publish all these reports today. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State’s announcement is a vital first step in rebuilding the trust in the Department that was so shattered by the culture of secrecy, obfuscation and cover-up by Conservative Ministers.