Question follow-through · 89539
Energy Drinks: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of high caffeine drinks on (a) 14-16 year olds, (b) 16-18 year olds and (c) 18-24 year olds.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of high caffeine drinks on (a) 14-16 year olds, (b) 16-18 year olds and (c) 18-24 year olds.
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Nov 2025
Answer published
On 3 September 2025, the Department published a consultation on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old in England, an important step towards fulfilling a Plan for Change commitment.In the consultation and accompanyi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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