16 sports fields are bulldozed.Byline: By ROSA PRINCE Political Correspondent JOHN Prescott ordered 16 school playing fields to be paved over last year, it was revealed yesterday. The go-ahead was given by his former department, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. , despite objections from Sport England. In total, 62 new sports fields were created in England between 2004 and 2005. But two were bulldozed and another 47 lost part of their capacity to host sports training and events as developers moved in. The figures, released by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture and sport in England, and some aspects of the media throughout the whole UK, for example broadcasting. , were welcomed by Chancellor Gordon Brown. He said: "For the first time for years, the number of playing fields is going up, and we have tried to make it difficult to sell off school playing fields." He has pledged to make Britain the world's fittest nation by 2012 Olympics. He also told GMTV GMTV Good Morning Television (UK) schools should offer pupils two hours sport a week, to rise to four hours by 2010. But the National Playing Fields Association said more community facilities were needed. |
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