Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they have done to promote increased and sustained participation in exercise and more active lives within the adult population since the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In February 2014, Government Ministers and the Mayor of London launched the ‘Moving more, Living more’ initiative to reduce physical inactivity as part of the legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Moving More, Living More recognises that government departments and the Mayor's teams need to work together to reduce physical inactivity, along with local authorities, the health sector, businesses and employers, and local community groups.

Sport is part of the answer to reducing physical inactivity. Between 2012 and 2017, Sport England is investing over £1 billion to get more people playing sport. Currently 15.6 million people play sport regularly in England, which is an increase of 1.6 million since London won the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2005.