Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase awareness of the Chief Medical Officers' low-risk drinking guidelines following the findings in the report by the Alcohol Health Alliance, How we drink, what we think: Public views on alcohol and alcohol policies in the UK, published on 4 December, that only 19 per cent of people know the guidelines.

In March 2017, the Department issued guidance to the alcohol industry setting out how the guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. The Department agreed a transitional period with the industry until 1 September 2019 to reflect the new guidelines on labelling.

The Government currently has no plans to include a commitment in the Alcohol Strategy to issue cancer warnings on alcohol labels. The UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines highlight that the risk of developing a range of health problems, including cancer, increases the more you drink on a regular basis. Information on the low risk guidelines is also available online.