Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114826

Energy Drinks: Children

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to restrict the sale of high sugar and high caffeine energy drinks to children aged 16 and under before the next King's Speech.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Government has a commitment to ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16 years old, which is subject to a consultation. We subsequently ran a 12-week consultation, which was open from 3 September 2025 to 26 November 2025.We are carefully cons...

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