Written questions

Sunburn: Children and Young People

Commons · Question 23724 · Tabled 14 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of sunburn in children and young people under 18.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 16 Jan 2025

The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on sun protection. This advice is available publicly on the NHS.UK website, which is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscr...