Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he take steps to raise awareness among pregnant women of the (a) risks of alcohol consumption and (b) benefits of zero alcohol consumption.

The new United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) low risk drinking guidelines provide the public with the most up to date scientific information to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking.

The guideline for women who are pregnant or think they could become pregnant, is that the safest approach is not to drink alcohol at all, to reduce risks to the baby to a minimum.

The UK CMOs’ low risk drinking guidelines can be found at Gov.uk at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-consumption-advice-on-low-risk-drinking