Get Walking Day 30 May 2009

EDM number 1166 in 2008-09, proposed by Angela C Smith on 24/03/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Leisure.

That this House welcomes the Ramblers' second annual Get Walking Day on 30 May 2009, offering thousands of people in England, Scotland and Wales the opportunity to enjoy a short walk with the Ramblers; applauds the Get Walking Day goal to inspire families and individuals of all ages to go for a walk and to continue walking regularly; notes that doctors agree that moderate exercise like walking helps protect people from many illnesses and conditions including obesity, depression, heart disease and stroke, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, the most common type of diabetes and many cancers; recognises that walking for a total of 30 minutes a day, or 60 minutes for children, meets the Chief Medical Officer's minimum recommendations for physical activity; is alarmed that 70 per cent. of adults and 40 per cent. of children do not meet the target, with serious consequences for public health; further notes that the cost to the NHS of obesity alone will rise to £10 billion a year by 2050 if current trends continue; believes that walking is the easiest form of exercise for the greatest number of people and that almost everyone can do it, anywhere and at any time, for free, with no special equipment or training; and urges hon. Members to support Get Walking Day and to encourage people to join in by going for a local walk.

This motion has been signed by a total of 114 MPs, 4 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Angela Smith	24/03/2009	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Proposed
Bob Russell	24/03/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	24/03/2009	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Andrew George	24/03/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Mike Hancock	25/03/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Graham Stringer	25/03/2009	Manchester, Blackley	Labour	Seconded
Willie Rennie	25/03/2009	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Williams	25/03/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Rudi Vis	25/03/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
David Taylor	25/03/2009	North West Leicestershire	Labour	Signed
Nigel Evans	25/03/2009	Ribble Valley	Conservative	Signed
David Drew	25/03/2009	Stroud	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	25/03/2009	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Gregory Campbell	25/03/2009	East Londonderry	DUP	Signed
Laura Moffatt	25/03/2009	Crawley	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	25/03/2009	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Stephen Hepburn	25/03/2009	Jarrow	Labour	Signed
Dai Davies	26/03/2009	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Paul Rowen	26/03/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	26/03/2009	Burton	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	26/03/2009	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	26/03/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	27/03/2009	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
David Crausby	27/03/2009	Bolton North East	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	27/03/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	30/03/2009	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Betty Williams	30/03/2009	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	30/03/2009	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	30/03/2009	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
John Leech	31/03/2009	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paddy Tipping	31/03/2009	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Menzies Campbell	31/03/2009	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Francis	01/04/2009	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/04/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
Tim Loughton	01/04/2009	East Worthing & Shoreham	Conservative	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	01/04/2009	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Lady Hermon	01/04/2009	North Down	UUP	Signed
Greg Pope	01/04/2009	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Kim Howells	02/04/2009	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	02/04/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Pugh	20/04/2009	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Derek Twigg	21/04/2009	Halton	Labour	Signed
Alan Beith	21/04/2009	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Connarty	21/04/2009	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	21/04/2009	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	21/04/2009	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Roger Williams	22/04/2009	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Thurso	22/04/2009	Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	22/04/2009	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Eric Illsley	22/04/2009	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
John Horam	22/04/2009	Orpington	Conservative	Signed
Marsha Singh	22/04/2009	Bradford West	Labour	Signed
Clare Short	22/04/2009	Birmingham, Ladywood	Independent Labour	Signed
Michael Clapham	23/04/2009	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	23/04/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	23/04/2009	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Jo Swinson	23/04/2009	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Doran	24/04/2009	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	24/04/2009	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Chris Ruane	24/04/2009	Vale of Clwyd	Labour	Signed
Jennifer Willott	27/04/2009	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	27/04/2009	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Cunningham	27/04/2009	Coventry South	Labour	Signed
Brian Iddon	27/04/2009	Bolton South East	Labour	Signed
Helen Southworth	27/04/2009	Warrington South	Labour	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	27/04/2009	Dover	Labour	Signed
Joan Humble	28/04/2009	Blackpool North & Fleetwood	Labour	Signed
Desmond Turner	28/04/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Andrew Pelling	28/04/2009	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Linda Riordan	29/04/2009	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	29/04/2009	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	29/04/2009	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Nigel Griffiths	29/04/2009	Edinburgh South	Labour	Signed
Andy Reed	30/04/2009	Loughborough	Labour	Signed
Ian McCartney	30/04/2009	Makerfield	Labour	Signed
Hugo Swire	30/04/2009	East Devon	Conservative	Signed
Mike Wood	05/05/2009	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	05/05/2009	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
John Mann	05/05/2009	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	05/05/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Gordon Prentice	05/05/2009	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	06/05/2009	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Russell Brown	06/05/2009	Dumfries & Galloway	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	06/05/2009	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	06/05/2009	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	07/05/2009	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Charles Kennedy	07/05/2009	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julie Morgan	07/05/2009	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Evan Harris	11/05/2009	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Heyes	11/05/2009	Ashton-under-Lyne	Labour	Signed
Richard Ottaway	12/05/2009	Croydon South	Conservative	Signed
Ann Widdecombe	13/05/2009	Maidstone & The Weald	Conservative	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	13/05/2009	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jon Cruddas	15/05/2009	Dagenham	Labour	Signed
Steve Webb	18/05/2009	Northavon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Oaten	19/05/2009	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Robert Walter	19/05/2009	North Dorset	Conservative	Signed
David Howarth	19/05/2009	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Pete Wishart	01/06/2009	Perth & Perthshire North	Scottish National Party	Signed
Norman Baker	01/06/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	01/06/2009	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Humfrey Malins	01/06/2009	Woking	Conservative	Signed
Richard Shepherd	02/06/2009	Aldridge-Brownhills	Conservative	Signed
Simon Hughes	02/06/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	08/06/2009	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
Adrian Bailey	12/06/2009	West Bromwich West	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	30/06/2009	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Battle	16/07/2009	Leeds West	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	13/10/2009	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Janet Anderson	26/10/2009	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	Unknown			Withdrawn
Michael Jabez Foster	Unknown			Withdrawn
David Kidney	Unknown			Withdrawn
George Mudie	Unknown			Withdrawn

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