To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent estimate has been made of the percentage of (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 18 to 25, (ii) 26 to 49, (iii) 50 to 69 and (iv) over 70 years old who undertake recommended levels of physical activity; and if he will make a statement. (304220)

Health Survey for England last measured the percentage of men and women meeting the Chief Medical Officer’s recommendations on physical activity, broken down by age and gender in 2008, which will be published on 17 December 2009. Prior to this, a report from the 2006 survey has set out similar data and a copy of the report/data has already been placed in the Library.