Health Incentives Scheme

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:04 am on 22 October 2021.

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Photo of Maggie Throup Maggie Throup The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care 11:04, 22 October 2021

I am here today to talk about this pilot and how it will be taken forward, which is exciting news. This will be across the population to ensure that a mixture of people take part: different ages, males and females. That is so important. Some of the information from that will help us to look at policies in the future. There are good programmes to engage young women in sports. When female football teams or tennis players do very well that encourages even more people to take up sports—not just women but across the board. Such successes will help to tackle obesity in a soft way.