§ Lord Moynihanasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide details of the nine pilot schemes to promote physical activity announced by the Minister with responsibilty for public health on 20 May 2002; and [HL1835]
What assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the nine pilot schemes to promote physical activity announced by the Minister with responsibilty for public health on 20 May 2002. [HL1836]
§ Lord WarnerThe local exercise action pilots (LEAP) programme will evaluate the effectiveness of 10 primary care trust-led pilots acoss the country, aimed at increasing levels of physical activity in priority groups.
The pilots will cover a variety of innovative approaches ranging from incorporating activity into everyday life to providing structured opportunites in local facilities.
While all of the pilots will take place in neighbourhood renewal fund areas, the interventions will take place in a range of locations including urban, rural areas, green spaces, market towns and Sport Action Zones. The key target groups for the interventions are children and young people; older people; black and ethnic minority groups; people at risk of illness; and people recovering from heart attack or stroke
The local exercise action pilot programme will be evaluated nationally both qualitatively and quantitatively to assess the overall effectiveness of the 138WA LEAP programme and the individual pilots in increasing levels of physical activity within the general population and target groups.