Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 19 April 2023Answered: 25 April 2023
Asked by
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
The Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 banned the use of commercial sunbeds for under-18s, requiring businesses to prevent under-age use. The Department has commissioned the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment to review the Act, including the effectiveness of the under-18 ban.