AQW 13400/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health, given the evidence linking sunbed use to increased melanoma risk, what steps he is taking to ban sunbeds in Northern Ireland.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 14 June 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 14 June 2024
- Answer due by
- 1 July 2024
- Answered
- 28 June 202414 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department’s Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy aims to reduce the incidence of skin cancer and therefore future regulatory measures in relation to sunbeds have not been ruled out. We continue to work with partner organisations, including the Public Health Agency, District Councils and Cancer Focus NI, to reduce sunbed use and raise awareness of the harms they cause.