Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing the Scottish Parliament with powers to impose a levy on the profits made by supermarkets on the minimum unit price for low-cost high-strength alcohol.

I refer the honourable member to the answer that I gave to the House on 19 December.

As part of our alcohol duty review, the Government aims to reduce administrative burdens on businesses. The reforms ensure that stronger products, which are associated with higher levels of harm, pay proportionately more duty.