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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care remove filter
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of public health approaches to alcohol from other countries; and whether she has made an assessment of which country provides the best practice model. more like this
tabling member constituency York Central more like this
tabling member printed
Rachael Maskell more like this
uin 23893 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-07more like thismore than 2024-05-07
answer text <p>The Department maintains an interest in the effectiveness of policies implemented by other countries, to reduce alcohol harms. The 2016 Public Health England publication, The public health burden of alcohol: evidence review, reviewed effective policies for reducing alcohol harms in countries who are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Officials in the Department frequently engage with international colleagues, and those in the devolved administrations, to exchange ideas, experience, and evidence when developing new policies.</p><p>The Government was involved in the work by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop an action plan to strengthen the implementation of the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol. We were pleased that the action plan was adopted at the 75th World Health Assembly in May 2022. The United Kingdom will continue to work with the WHO and member states on alcohol harm reduction.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-07T13:15:57.11Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-07T13:15:57.11Z
answering member
4117
label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
tabling member
4471
label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this