United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4006
Energy Drinks: Vending Machines
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21 May 2026
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5 June 2026 · Answer
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Energy
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5 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ban on the sale of energy drinks through vending machines on the vending and automated retail sector.
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21 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a ban on the sale of energy drinks through vending machines on the vending and automated retail sector.
Source: Commons
5 June 2026
Answer
The Government has a commitment to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 16 years old. This has been subject to a consultation which we ran for 12-weeks from 3 September to 26 November 2025.The accompanying impact assessment publis...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-21/4006
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1908801
- uk · wq-1908801 · source updated 5 June 2026