Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make physical activity a policy priority for his Department.

The Department recognises the importance of physical activity. We are committed to the World Health Organization‘s target of a 15% relative reduction in the prevalence of physical inactivity by 2025.

We are reviewing the Chief Medical Officer guidelines for physical activity. This review will provide updated public health guidelines for the population.

Physical activity and sport are a key part of our childhood obesity plan and have an important role in maintaining and improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people. Through the plan we have committed to invest revenue from the soft drinks industry levy in child health and physical activity, including doubling the primary PE and sport premium to £320 million a year from the 2017-18 academic year and £100 million in 2018-19 for the healthy pupils capital fund.