Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23724

Sunburn: Children and Young People

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 16 January 2025

Question

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

LabourWashington and Gateshead South

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of sunburn in children and young people under 18.

Answer

The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on sun protection. This advice is available publicly on the NHS.UK website, which is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscr...

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