The Member believes that, particularly in the post- COVID-19 period, allowing all young people in local authority-run and grant aided schools to participate in residential outdoor education could have long-term positive effects. 6 Response_192393995 (squarespace.com) 7 Response_192914305 (squarespace.com) 8 Response Data (squarespace.com) In relation to the pandemic, in March 2021, Professors John J Reilly of the University of Strathclyde and Mark S Tremblay of the University of Ottawa noted that: “Our latest research suggests that during lockdown most children spent less time outdoors, became less physically active and spent more time in front of screens.