Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 12 December 2017.
I am convinced that it’s through the education system that we can get young people on the right track towards physical activity in order to improve their health. There’s an opportunity here to draw attention to the beginning of the health committee inquiry into physical activity among children and young people. Now, Ireland has just introduced physical activity as an examination—for a leaving certificate—there. To what extent do you and your Government believe that we need an element of testing, or even examination, in order to ensure that every young person throughout their school career does ensure that physical activity is high on their agenda?