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| The Scottish Government has been pushed to clarify plans for boosting physical education, amid concern its plans were in disarray. | The Scottish Government has been pushed to clarify plans for boosting physical education, amid concern its plans were in disarray. |
| The call came after Schools Minister Maureen Watt declined to tell BBC Scotland whether she would honour an SNP pledge on specialist PE teachers. | The call came after Schools Minister Maureen Watt declined to tell BBC Scotland whether she would honour an SNP pledge on specialist PE teachers. |
| The Liberal Democrats accused her of being "all over the place". | The Liberal Democrats accused her of being "all over the place". |
| But Ms Watt insisted that the two hour per week PE target would improve the health of youngsters. | But Ms Watt insisted that the two hour per week PE target would improve the health of youngsters. |
| The SNP election manifesto laid out a commitment to ensure every pupil had two hours of quality PE each week, delivered by specialist PE teachers. | The SNP election manifesto laid out a commitment to ensure every pupil had two hours of quality PE each week, delivered by specialist PE teachers. |
| Ms Watt repeatedly refused to say whether the pledge would be delivered in full, and suggested pupils walking to and from school could form part of the two-hour target. | Ms Watt repeatedly refused to say whether the pledge would be delivered in full, and suggested pupils walking to and from school could form part of the two-hour target. |
| She said: "What we're saying is were going to make sure that children have two hours of good physical exercise every week. That could involve walking to school." | She said: "What we're saying is were going to make sure that children have two hours of good physical exercise every week. That could involve walking to school." |
| The minister insisted: "We're making sure children have good physical exercise. It involves using the whole school day to make sure children get two hours of physical education." | The minister insisted: "We're making sure children have good physical exercise. It involves using the whole school day to make sure children get two hours of physical education." |
| Lib Dem health spokesman Ross Finnie said urgent clarification was now needed on the two-hour target, adding: "The SNP is all over the place on physical exercise targets for children. | Lib Dem health spokesman Ross Finnie said urgent clarification was now needed on the two-hour target, adding: "The SNP is all over the place on physical exercise targets for children. |
| "There is confusion as to how it fits into the SNP's stated aim not to be prescriptive about how long schools spend on any particular subject." | "There is confusion as to how it fits into the SNP's stated aim not to be prescriptive about how long schools spend on any particular subject." |