Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the UK Chief Medical Officer's revised alcohol guidelines, published in January 2016.

The UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) alcohol guidelines give the public the latest and most up to date scientific information so that they can make informed decisions about their own drinking. Government has a responsibility to ensure this information is provided for citizens in an open way.

The Government launched a public consultation seeking views on the advice from the UK CMOs. The final guidelines and the Government response to the consultation will be published shortly.