Written questions

Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools: Obesity

Commons · Question 96314 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the use of (a) gyms, (b) swimming pools, and (c) leisure centres alongside weight-loss drugs.

Answer

Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 9 Dec 2025

The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. The improvements to individual wellbeing is valued at £96.7 billion a year, and the ...