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Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

Commons · Question 116003 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

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Asked by Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110574 on Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases, what his planned timeline is for the rapid review by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 30 Mar 2026

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently conducting a rapid review of whether current vitamin D recommendations for vitamin D intake and status are adequate for people with higher melanin concentrations. The vitamin D working gro...