Alcohol Consumption Debate

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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

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Alcohol Consumption

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NHS: Finances and Services
Tuesday 27th January 2015

(9 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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I know that as part of the responsibility deal there has been a big move by Public Health Ministers at the Department of Health to drive down the number of alcohol units being sold. As I have said, that number has been significantly reduced—by 1.3 million units.

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Is the Minister satisfied that supermarkets have done enough—it is voluntary, as she said—to reduce the amount of high-value alcohol products being sold cheaply as loss leaders?

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There is always more to be done in this area.

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