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Exercise: Public Health

Asked by Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 5 November 2025UIN 85066

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of local authority-led initiatives to increase physical activity on public health outcomes.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

The Department recognises the vital role of local authorities in promoting physical activity and continues to support them with this through the Public Health Grant, the Public Health Outcomes Framework, and by working with other departments on the development of a standard evaluation framework to help assess the impact of physical activity interventions like active travel.

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