I am happy to join the hon. Gentleman in paying tribute to those who organise parkrun. I myself completed the Aylesbury run. Parkrun is remarkable as a demonstration of how a voluntary grassroots initiative can help not just to get people more active, but to change attitudes towards activity by making people, who have perhaps been very shy of getting involved in organised sports, feel that they are welcome to come along and participate.
Business of the House
Proceeding contribution from
David Lidington
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 January 2017.
It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
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