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Written question asked by Lindsay Hoyle (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 December 2009. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 December 2009 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Exercise

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 18 to 25, (ii) 26 to 49, (iii) 50 to 69 and (iv) over 70 years old who undertake recommended levels of physical activity; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Health Survey for England last measured the percentage of men and women meeting the Chief Medical Officer's recommendations on physical activity, broken down by age and gender in 2008, which will be published on 17 December 2009. Prior to this report from 2006 survey has set out similar data and a copy of the report/data has already been placed in the Library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
502 c477W; 304220
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Exercise
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk