§ Mr. Alan KeenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans his Department has to work with(a) private health and fitness clubs and (b) public sports and leisure facilities to provide health benefits to all the population. [137045]
§ Kate HoeyThe Government's Sports Strategy "A Sporting Future for All" is based on creating opportunities to participate in sport. Wide participation, which requires easy access to various types of sports and fitness facilities and to sports clubs, will help to improve levels of fitness and lead to long-term improvements. The strategy implementation subgroup charged with this task, whose members include representatives from local authority sport and the private health and fitness sector, is on course to report back to Ministers at the end of the year.