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26 February 2024
SPICe Briefing for petition PE2065
Numerous Scottish Government policy documents highlight the important role that walking and wheeling can play in reducing vehicle emissions and tackling health problems associated with obesity and inactivity. These include: • National Transport Strategy 2 places walking and wheeling at the top of the sustainable transport hierarchy, stating that “We will design our transport system so that walking, cycling and public and shared transport take precedence ahead of private car use.” • Long-term Vision for Active Travel in Scotland, which aims to ensure that “Scotland’s communities are shaped around people, with walking or cycling the most popular choice for shorter everyday journeys.” • Fourth National Planning Framework, which sets out a policy “To encourage, promote and facilitate developments that prioritise walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport for everyday travel and reduce the need to travel unsustainably.”
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2023
S6W-23576
Alongside opportunities to be physically active in physical education, sportscotland works in partnership with all 32 local authorities to invest in and support Active Schools.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 February 2023
Finance and Public Administration Committee 07 February 2023
They will all be complex, and people will need complex interventions help them get into economic activity. However, we have to do that.
Official Report
Meeting date:
2 September 2025
Finance and Public Administration Committee 02 September 2025
Crucially, as Francis Breedon said, it gives us really rich data on inactivity. What age are the people who are inactive, and why are they inactive?
Last updated:
24 April 2023
NHS Golden Jubilee follow up
In your view, are the increases in activity levels proposed in the recovery plan achievable?
Official Report
Meeting date:
24 January 2017
Health and Sport Committee 24 January 2017
Why did the documentary makers have to do their own research to get that information, if it so important to increase activity among people who are inactive and people from deprived areas?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 August 2022
S6W-10126
This allows for local teams to use their local data to determine who the inactive are for their school communities to ensure that they can tailor delivery on a need led basis.Specific activities such as football, and the structure of these activities, provided through Active Schools are at the discretion of each local authority/Active Schools team.
Official Report
Meeting date:
10 December 2024
Finance and Public Administration Committee 10 December 2024
Remote hospitality venues and those on islands will still get 100 per cent rates relief, whereas other hospitality businesses will get 40 per cent relief, up to a rateable value of £51,000.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 March 2023
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee 28 March 2023
We need to get them doing things—get them active.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 March 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill - Cost of inaction
Cost of inaction
Despite the difficulties in determining the costs of the Bill and the costs of additional benefits, the Scottish GovernmentiEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 19 June 2018, Col 33 and other witnesses were certain that whatever the overall cost of mitigating and adapting to climate change, the cost of inaction and delayed action will be far greater.
