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<p>Government is committed to helping people to get more active through sport, leisure
and recreation. Over £1 billion is being invested in youth and community sport through
Sport England over the five years to 2017 to help more people develop a sporting habit
for life. There are now 1.4 million more people playing sport once a week than when
we won the bid for the 2012 Games back in 2005.</p><p> </p><p>In schools the Government
is supporting the School Games to encourage competitive sport in and between schools.
19,000 schools have signed up to the School Games and over seven million young people
have taken part in the Games since their inception in 2011/12. In addition the government
has provided over £150m per year of ring-fenced funding to support PE and sport in
primary schools, with funding going direct to every primary headteacher in England.
Government has pledged to maintain this funding throughout the 2015-2020 Parliament.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Government and the Mayor of London launched "Moving More, Living
More" in February 2014, setting out its intention to tackle physical inactivity
as a part of the legacy from London 2012, including though sport and recreation. Public
Health England's 'Everybody Active Every Day' report, providing guidance to local
authorities and others on how to promote physical activity, was published last October.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government will be consulting on a new sports strategy over the summer
and will publish the new approach later this year.</p>
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