HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 c268W
Mr. Burns

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures were taken in the last 12 months to promote the use of sun protection creams over the 2003 summer. [127474]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The United Kingdom Health Departments have funded the SunSmart sun awareness campaign run by Cancer Research UK. One of the key messages of the campaign's health promotion materials (leaflets, posters and factcards) is "to use a factor 15 + sunscreen". The campaign and its materials have been widely publicised in both national and local media.

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