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| Sunbed plans lodged with Holyrood | |
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| Proposed laws to restrict the use of sunbeds by the public have been brought before the Scottish Parliament. | Proposed laws to restrict the use of sunbeds by the public have been brought before the Scottish Parliament. |
| Labour MSP Ken Macintosh is calling for tanning salons to be licensed as well as a ban on unstaffed premises and on children under 18 using sunbeds. | Labour MSP Ken Macintosh is calling for tanning salons to be licensed as well as a ban on unstaffed premises and on children under 18 using sunbeds. |
| Mr Macintosh said he had so far won the backing of 45 other MSPs. | Mr Macintosh said he had so far won the backing of 45 other MSPs. |
| The move, which aims to tackle the country's skin cancer "epidemic", comes after tanning salons reported a rise in business during the wet summer. | The move, which aims to tackle the country's skin cancer "epidemic", comes after tanning salons reported a rise in business during the wet summer. |
| Read about the bill on the Scottish Parliament website | |
| Mr Macintosh, Labour's schools and skills spokesman, said too many people were unaware of the dangers associated with sunbeds. | Mr Macintosh, Labour's schools and skills spokesman, said too many people were unaware of the dangers associated with sunbeds. |
| He added: "Scotland is in the grip of a skin cancer epidemic. | He added: "Scotland is in the grip of a skin cancer epidemic. |
| "The number of people suffering from this damaging and often deadly disease is rising year on year and we need to take action now. | "The number of people suffering from this damaging and often deadly disease is rising year on year and we need to take action now. |
| "At the very least we have to protect our young people from harm and outlaw sunbeds for children." | "At the very least we have to protect our young people from harm and outlaw sunbeds for children." |
| Final proposals for a bill to require sunbed and tanning salons to be licensed have been laid before the Scottish Parliament. | |
| Holyrood's local government committee indicated it was satisfied with a consultation which was carried out on the bill. | |
| The bill would be subjected to parliamentary scrutiny and a vote before becoming law. |