Covid-19: Winter Plan Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Covid-19: Winter Plan

Bim Afolami Excerpts
Monday 23rd November 2020

(3 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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It is wonderful to have the Prime Minister back with us.

Bim Afolami Portrait Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con)
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Does the Prime Minister agree about the importance of sport and exercise to both mental and physical wellbeing? Will he confirm that going forward into the winter, facilities for outdoor sport and indoor swimming should remain open in all tiers?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about the vital importance of sport. I can tell him that even in my current confinement, I am taking whatever exercise I can—mainly on a treadmill, I am afraid. He is totally right. We will ensure that gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools are open in all tiers and that organised sport can resume.