Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for Government policies on alcohol duty and reducing consumption of the findings of the research, The COVID-19 alcohol paradox: British household purchases during 2020 compared with 2015-2019 by Anderson et al, published on 19 January 2022.

This question was answered on 28th January 2022
The Government continues to monitor the evidence on public health and alcohol-related harms to develop alcohol duty policy. We welcome contributions from stakeholders, including academic reports, and we will be analysing evidence provided as part of our consultation on reforms to alcohol duty.