MPs to question Alastair Campbell and representatives from UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital on the impact of sport and culture on health

Alastair Campbell, Dr Daisy Fancourt from University College London and Susannah Hall from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children will discuss the links between participation in sport and culture and our physical and mental health with the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in a public session on Tuesday 16^th October from 10.30am, committee room 15 in the Palace of Westminster.

The written evidence that the Committee have received for this inquiry so far shows that although the government has recognised the power of sport and culture to further health outcomes, there has been limited progress in measuring and harnessing this. MPs will put this to the witnesses and discuss what more they think the government could be doing to use arts and sports to help meet health policy objectives.

Witnesses at 10.30am:

• Alastair Campbell – mental health campaigner
• Dr Daisy Fancourt – UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
• Susannah Hall - Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust