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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Skin Cancer: Sunbeds more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the 2017 World Health Organization report on sunbeds which found that more than 10,000 melanoma cases each year in the United States of America, Europe and Australia are attributed to sunbed use; and if will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it compulsory for all local authorities to have regulated licensing schemes for sunbed premises. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 238330 remove filter
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-04-04more like thismore than 2019-04-04
answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) contributed to the revision of the World Health Organization report, ‘Artificial tanning devices: public health interventions to manage sunbeds’, the thrust of which is in line with PHE advice and the recommendations of the 13th report of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comare-13th-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comare-13th-report</a></p><p> </p><p>The Sunbeds Regulation Act 2010 was implemented to prohibit under-18s from using sunbeds based on the COMARE recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published guidance to support the enforcement of the regulations by local authorities and safe use of sunbeds at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sunbeds-regulations-act-2010-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-the-sunbeds-regulation-act-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sunbeds-regulations-act-2010-guidance-on-the-implementation-of-the-sunbeds-regulation-act-2010</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg209.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg209.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE is currently refreshing its guidance on the use of sunbeds. PHE’s current advice is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sunbeds-safety-advice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sunbeds-safety-advice</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department is considering whether current measures are effective for protecting sunbed users.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Thurrock remove filter
answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-04-04T14:52:55.617Zmore like thismore than 2019-04-04T14:52:55.617Z
answering member
4065
label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this