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Measurement Of Children's Activity And Fitness Levels

EDM number 183 in 2015-16, proposed by Alex Cunningham on 24/06/2015.
Categorised under the topics of Children and families, Leisure and Sports.

That this House recognises that formal measurement of children's activity and fitness levels is required to put in place effective solutions to stop the rise of the least active generation in history; accepts the varied benefits to be had by ingraining an appreciation for physical activity in even the most disengaged youngsters; acknowledges that half of seven year olds fail to meet the target of 60 minutes of daily physical activity recommended in the Chief Medical Officer's guidelines for children; further recognises that drop-off rates in activity accelerate as children enter their teenage years; notes the findings of ukactive's Generation Inactive report highlighting the disparity that exists in requiring teachers to understand children's academic abilities but not their basic fitness levels; and calls on the Government to extend the National Child Measurement Programme to also measure fitness to support local public health initiatives and better inform the local planning and delivery of services for children.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Alex Cunningham24/06/2015Stockton NorthLabourProposed
Grahame Morris24/06/2015EasingtonLabourSeconded
Virendra Sharma24/06/2015Ealing, SouthallLabourSeconded
John McDonnell24/06/2015Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins25/06/2015Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Jim Shannon25/06/2015StrangfordDUPSeconded
Ian Mearns25/06/2015GatesheadLabourSigned
Rachael Maskell29/06/2015York CentralLabour/Co-operativeSigned
Mary Glindon29/06/2015North TynesideLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn29/06/2015Islington NorthLabourSigned
Fiona Mactaggart29/06/2015SloughLabourSigned
Diane Abbott02/07/2015Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Daniel Zeichner06/07/2015CambridgeLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff06/07/2015Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell07/07/2015East LondonderryDUPSigned
David Amess07/07/2015Southend WestConservativeSigned
Clive Lewis07/07/2015Norwich SouthLabourSigned

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