Written questions by Blackman.

How many (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications posts there are in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.

At the end of March 2025, the Department had 90 staff working in the Communications Directorate. Staff in Communications cover a broad range of roles including media relations, marketing and branding, public health and prevention campaigns, internal communications and external publishing on GOV.UK.The below sets out the salary bands for delegated grades across all locations, effective 1 August 2024:GradeLowest SalaryHighest SalaryExecutive Officer£28,433£33,880Higher Executive Officer£33,476£40,559Senior Executive Officer£41,026£49,264Grade 7£54,444£66,054Grade 6£68,503£79,972 Senior Civil Service salaries are determined by the Senior Salaries Review Board; further information about current Senior Civil Service pay bands is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-the-senior-civil-service-pay-award-202425/practitioner-guidance-on-the-2024-25-senior-civil-service-pay-framework-html

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the sales Finasteride medications through telehealth companies on an increase in the level of cases of Post-Finasteride Syndrome in the

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) role is to continually monitor the safety of medicines during their use. We have robust, safety monitoring and surveillance systems in place for all healthcare products, including finasterid...

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to standardise the term alcohol-free at 0.5% ABV for no and low-alcohol alternatives.

A consultation published in 2023 considered options for updating labelling guidance for no and low alcohol alternative drinks.We will continue to consider how alcohol labelling can be improved to support consumers to make informed decisions about the prod...

With reference to the consultation entitled Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives, published on 28 September 2023, whether his Department plans to take steps to update lab

A consultation published in 2023 considered options for updating labelling guidance for no and low alcohol alternative drinks.We will continue to consider how alcohol labelling can be improved to support consumers to make informed decisions about the prod...