Question follow-through · 905339
Exercise: Social Prescribing
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 22 Jul 2025 · 6 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
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of NHS practitioners prescribing parkrun on public health.
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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22 Jul 2025
Answer published
Parkrun is a fantastic achievement - helping thousands of people to move more. Social prescribing like this can really boost people’s health and wellbeing. We know that movement saves the NHS around £10.5 billion a year – but 12 million adults are still ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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