§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what plans he has to promote a long-term public health education programme on how to reduce the risk of skin cancer; [145142]
(2) what assessment his Department has made of the benefits of the SunSmart Campaign; and whether further funding will be provided to continue the campaign. [145143]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonFor details of the SunSmart campaign and wider plans to increase the profile of skin cancer and methods of effective sun protection I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Tamworth (Brian Jenkins) on 9 December 2003,Official Report, columns 371–72W.
The effectiveness of the SunSmart campaign is being evaluated. The lessons learnt will be fed into future development of the campaign and will inform decisions on funding.