{"id":19766,"date":"2021-06-17T12:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/ukactive-welcomes-governments-commitment-to-continue-pe-and-sport-premium\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T12:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:15:44","slug":"ukactive-welcomes-governments-commitment-to-continue-pe-and-sport-premium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/ukactive-welcomes-governments-commitment-to-continue-pe-and-sport-premium\/","title":{"rendered":"ukactive welcomes Government\u2019s commitment to continue PE and Sport Premium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ukactive has issued the following statement in response to the Government\u2019s announcement today (17 June) on the PE and Sport Premium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: \u201cWe welcome the Government\u2019s commitment today to continue the PE and Sport Premium, at \u00a3320m for the academic year 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