Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What assessment he has made of the potential merits of reversing NICE guidance prohibiting the prescription of headlice treatment by GPs.

Tabled: 21 November 2018Answered: 27 November 2018

Asked by

Emma Hardy

LabourKingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Keir Mather)

The Department launched the review of the airports national policy statement in October 2025, and selected a single scheme to inform that review in November. We are reviewing the ANPS swiftly but thoroughly, and we intend to consult on any revisions by the summer.