Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 190579

Energy Drinks: Children

Tabled: 21 June 2023

Answered: 26 June 2023

Named Day

Question

Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party — Belfast East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on a potential ban on the sale high energy drinks to children.

Answer

Neil O'Brien

We have consulted on a proposal to end the sale of energy drinks to children in England and we will be setting out our full response to the consultation in due course. There have been no such recent discussions.