Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he is taking steps to help ensure that information on the importance of (a) skin protection, (b) covering up and (c) using an appropriate factor sun cream is communicated to the public.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published guidance to the public on how to stay safe in hot weather including the importance of staying hydrated and protecting yourself from the sun. This guidance is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/beat-the-heat-hot-weather-advice/beat-the-heat-staying-safe-in-hot-weather.

UKHSA also produced a Hot Weather communications toolkit. This toolkit is shared with regional communications, cross-government partners, and local government to support consistent and clear messaging on hot weather.