Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36843
Pupils: Active Travel
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 14 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of children travelling to school by (a) walking, (b) wheeling and (c) cycling on learning.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe publication ’Physical activity guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' report’, states that the benefits for young people of doing regular physical exercise include improved learning and attainment. The full publication can be read here: https://assets...
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