§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will issue guidelines to family health service authorities concerning the prescribing by general practitioners of sessions in a gymnasium for NHS patients; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 11 March 1994]: I understand that a growing number of GPs are making arrangements with their local leisure centres for vouchers which the doctors can give to patients whom they have assessed as likely to benefit from a suitable course of exercise. This is a matter for GPs' clinical judgment: these are local initiatives, I have no current plans to issue guidance on the subject.