Written question asked by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 March 2002. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 7 March 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of the recommendations on physical activity contained in the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Vernon Coaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment he has made of the implementation of the recommendations on physical activity contained in the National Service Framework for coronary heart disease; and if he will make a statement. [39609] Yvette Cooper: The Health Development Agency has recently completed a review of the progress on local programmes of effective policies on increasing physical activity, as required by standard one of the National Service Framework (NSF) for coronary heart disease. The report found programmes at varying levels of development. In light of these findings, the Department has commissioned the agency to develop guidance that will help primary care teams to design effective policies and strategies on physical activity, healthy eating, obesity and tobacco control. It will support the NSF for coronary heart disease, older people and diabetes, and the NHS Plan and Cancer Plan. The guidance will be published later this year.

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