Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 14752
Health: Bicycles
Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 21 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential health benefits of improving access to cycles for people on low incomes.
Answer
We know that reducing physical inactivity is beneficial for everyone and evidence suggests that cycling has positive physical and mental health benefits. Public Health England’s cycling and walking evidence review, published in 2018, found mixed evidence ...
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