Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

(asked on 29th January 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle alcoholism.


Answered by
Kit Malthouse Portrait
Kit Malthouse
This question was answered on 3rd February 2020

The Government is committed to tackling health harms from alcohol and supporting the most vulnerable at risk from alcohol misuse.

We continue to support and deliver programmes at both national and local levels to address harms including establishing Alcohol Care Teams (ACTS) in the hospitals with the highest rates of alcohol related admissions, a commitment in the Prevention Green paper to encourage drinking habits towards low and no alcohol products, a £6 million investment to support children with alcohol dependent parents and the provision of capital Grant funding awarded to 23 projects enabling local authorities to invest in better meeting the needs of people that require alcohol treatment, including parents who are dependent drinkers.

The Licensing Act 2003 also continues to provide a robust framework for regulating the sale and supply of alcohol.

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