A new initiative by public health minister Gillian Merron aims to encourage families to walk their kids to school at least once a week as a way of becoming more active.
It is a pity the launch was due the week beginning 5 January, as most of the country was covered in snow, hundreds of schools were shut and a national grit shortage rendered pavements perilously icy to walk across. In an equally disappointing blow to public services, the launch was cancelled.
What people are saying about departing health ministers Ann Keen, Gillian Merron, Mike O’Brien and Phil Hope
Health minister Gillian Merron has lost her Lincoln seat to the Conservatives.
The incoming and outgoing MPs that matter to the health service
This week: Johnny Mercer MP for Plymouth Moor View
This week: Part two of our in-depth interview with Dr Sarah Wollaston, focusing on her role as the chair of the Commons health and social care committee. Part one is here.
This week: Sarah Wollaston, Conservative MP for Totnes and chair of the Commons health committee
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