Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of physical activity in reducing the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions.

In 2011, the four UK Chief Medical Officers jointly produced guidelines outlining the recommended levels of physical activity. The evidence led to the recommendations that children, young people and adults including older adults, should incorporate activities to strengthen muscle and bone, as this may help with the prevention of some musculoskeletal conditions.