Question follow-through · 74801

Soft Drinks: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the consumption of high caffeine energy drinks on health services in Lancashire.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
12 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the consumption of high caffeine energy drinks on health services in Lancashire.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    On 3 September 2025, the Government published its consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years in England, an important step towards fulfilling our Plan for Change commitment to create the healthiest generatio...

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