CARL SARGEANT AM DISAPPOINTED AT COUNCIL’S INDECISION ON SUNBEDS
Carl Sargeant, Assembly Member for Alyn & Deeside, has today expressed his disappointment with Flintshire County Council at the time it has taken for them to reach a decision on whether or not to ban the use of sunbeds in leisure centres.
Currently, there are five council-run sunbeds remaining in three leisure centres in Flintshire, including one in Deeside Leisure Centre in Mr Sargeant’s constituency. 21 of the 22 local authorities in Wales have already decided on the issue; however, the British Medical Association (BMA) has accused the last remaining council, Flintshire, of ‘dragging its feet’ and this criticism has today been echoed by the AM.
He said: “I am disappointed that it has taken this long for the Council to reach a decision on the use of sunbeds. The advice of the BMA is that they greatly increase the risk of cancer as well as skin and eye problems. As such, it seems clear to almost everyone that they should not be available in our local leisure centres. The only possible reason for a delayed decision is that the Council has been prioritising profit ahead of public health and this is something that I am not comfortable with.”
Carl Sargeant, Assembly Member for Alyn & Deeside, has today expressed his disappointment with Flintshire County Council at the time it has taken for them to reach a decision on whether or not to ban the use of sunbeds in leisure centres.
Currently, there are five council-run sunbeds remaining in three leisure centres in Flintshire, including one in Deeside Leisure Centre in Mr Sargeant’s constituency. 21 of the 22 local authorities in Wales have already decided on the issue; however, the British Medical Association (BMA) has accused the last remaining council, Flintshire, of ‘dragging its feet’ and this criticism has today been echoed by the AM.
He said: “I am disappointed that it has taken this long for the Council to reach a decision on the use of sunbeds. The advice of the BMA is that they greatly increase the risk of cancer as well as skin and eye problems. As such, it seems clear to almost everyone that they should not be available in our local leisure centres. The only possible reason for a delayed decision is that the Council has been prioritising profit ahead of public health and this is something that I am not comfortable with.”
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