Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116003

Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Clive Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2026 to Question 110574 on Vitamin D: Deficiency Diseases, what his planned timeline is for the rapid review by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) is currently conducting a rapid review of whether current vitamin D recommendations for vitamin D intake and status are adequate for people with higher melanin concentrations. The vitamin D working gro...

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