Question follow-through · 39369
Exercise
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of active travel on levels of physical inactivity; and if he will take steps to publish a physical activity strategy.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 28 Mar 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of active travel on levels of physical inactivity; and if he will take steps to publish a physical activity strategy.
20 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Department’s recent cycling and walking evidence review confirms the positive impacts on reducing levels of physical inactivity. Our evidence shows that integrating physical activity into daily routines through active travel can lead to substantial he...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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