Written questions

Vending Machines

Commons · Question 123159 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 15 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has modelled compliance expectations for unmanned 24 hour vending machines in (a) workplaces and (b) leisure settings.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 15 Apr 2026

The Government has a commitment to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old. We ran a 12-week consultation on our proposals for the ban from 3 September 2025 to 26 November 2025. This included proposals on:- the minimum a...