Energy Drinks: Children

(asked on 19th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the proposals to ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.


Answered by
Sharon Hodgson Portrait
Sharon Hodgson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 1st July 2026

The Department of Health and Social Care regularly engages with other Government departments, including the Department for Business and Trade, on a range of policies. This includes policy on high-caffeine energy drinks and proposals relating to their sale to children.

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