Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“Whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the ban on the use of sunbeds by under 18s.”
Tabled: 11 June 2025Answered: 17 June 2025
Asked by
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
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.