Question follow-through · 14817
Energy Drinks: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer to question 11397, what representations his Department made to the Department for Health and Social Care on the vending machine industry and the proposed ban on the sale of energ
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer to question 11397, what representations his Department made to the Department for Health and Social Care on the vending machine industry and the proposed ban on the sale of energ
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade engaged with the Department of Health and Social Care during the development of proposals relating to the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s. As is standard practice, Ministers and officials work closely...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Energy Drinks: Children
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14817, what specific representations his Department made on behalf of the vending industry to the Department for Health and Social Care.