Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 51549

Exercise: Older People

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce physical inactivity in older people.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Government and the National Health Service recognise that prevention will always be better and cheaper than treatment. Reducing physical inactivity in people of all ages, including in older people, is important in helping people live longer, healthier...
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