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With Armed Forces Day just past, I’m giving my support to Labour’s campaign to provide members of the Armed Forces with discounts at health and leisure clubs – ‘Fighting Fitter’. Whether council-led or privately-run,


fitness facilities play a vital role in our community keeping people fit. And that’s essential for members of the Armed Forces who, when away from their base, can often lack the resources to access health and fitness centres. Labour


launched this


scheme in April with Pure Gym and Virgin Active. Now Nuffield Health are offering a 25 per cent membership discount to the Armed Forces and David Lloyd will offer free access to their clubs for Forces and their families over the Armed Forces Day weekend.


Fighting Fitter’ is now a national scheme, with


discounts in over 450 health and leisure sites across the UK, including here in Edinburgh South. I’m really proud that Labour launched this


campaign – alongside others like our work with companies to guarantee veterans job interviews, naming local streets after our fallen heroes and Veterans Champions in our local authorities. Belatedly,


the


Government has now been persuaded to back the scheme. ‘Fighting


Fitter’ will benefit those who serve in the dust and danger of


overseas.


battlefields It’s


essential that all parts of our community give back to those who give so much on the frontline. We must protect the health and fitness of those who protect our nation.


Question at PMQs Due to a technical


problem last time, there was no sound with the video. I have included it in full here.


Click the play button above to


Click the play button above to watch the exchange between myself and the Secretary of State


watch my question to the Deputy Prime Minister who was filling in for the Prime Minister


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