Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to introduce a campaign to help encourage people to walk 10,000 steps per day.

The Government will set out future ambitions to promote physical activity and sport in the Sport Strategy, which will be published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in summer 2022. This may include opportunities such as promoting walking 10,000 steps per day and other initiatives. The Strategy will enable improvements in equity of access to and participation in physical activity and sport to improve health and reduce disparities. This will include workplace and active travel initiatives.

The Department of Health and Social Care’s Better Health social marketing campaign will continue to provide digital resources, including those linked to walking/running particular distances such as ‘Couch to 5K’ and ‘Active 10’ and signpost adults to local opportunities.