Lords Sport and Recreation Committee to hear from Football Foundation, parkrun, Cycling UK and others on increasing participation and physical activity

The House of Lords Sport and Recreation Committee will this week take evidence from organisations promoting participation in sport and physical activity.

The Committee will hear from the Football Foundation, parkrun and GoodGym on their innovative approaches to get communities active. There will then be a session with the Outdoor Industries Association, Ramblers and Cycling UK on how people can be encouraged to be active outdoors beyond traditional team sports.

The evidence sessions will start at 3:30pm on Wednesday 27 January. The sessions can be followed live and on demand at www.parliamentlive.tv

The full witness details are:

3:30pm

• Robert Sullivan,CEO, Football Foundation
• Yusra Uney,Engagement Lead, GoodGym
• Chrissie Wellington,Global Head of Health and Wellbeing, parkrun

4:30pm

• Andrew Denton,Chief Executive, Outdoor Industries Association
• Gemma Cantelo,Head of Policy and Advocacy, Ramblers
• Sarah Mitchell,Chief Executive, Cycling UK

The first session will cover issues such as the performance of Sport England in supporting organisations delivering sport and recreation opportunities in local communities, access to greenspaces and other sports and leisure facilities, and how the witnesses’ organisations work with local authorities and local sports clubs and whether they could work more closely together.

The second session will see the Committee explore the boom in informal outdoor exercise and physical activity and how that can be harnessed to get more people active, what needs to be done to encourage young people to be active and how the organisations promote diversity in those taking part.