Written question asked by John Greenway (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 9 March 2001. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Friday, 9 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance has been issued to health authorities to help them develop policies for promoting physical activity as required by the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. - Inc ref to "Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance for implementing the preventive aspects of the National Health Service Framework", copies in Library. (Holding answer 6 March 2001).

Answer: Mr. Greenway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance has been issued to health authorities to help them develop policies for promoting physical activity as required by the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. [152529] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease and the NHS Plan require local action to tackle obesity and physical activity. The Department of Health commissioned the Health Development Agency to produce "Coronary Heart Disease: Guidance for implementing the preventive aspects of the National Health Service Framework" to help develop action plans. This document, published on 13 November 2000, provides evidence-based examples of effective interventions for dealing with all the primary risk factors for heart disease--smoking, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, overweight and obesity. Copies are available in the Library. It is also available at: http://www.hda-online.org.uk/publications.htm.

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