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822841

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date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a minimum unit price for alcohol in England on rates of alcohol-related crime.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	122524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We have noted the ruling of the UK Supreme Court in favour of the Scottish Government. Minimum unit pricing will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2018 16:53:28 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

822842

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of minimum unit pricing on alcohol-related hospital admissions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	122525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England published an evidence review on the public health impact of alcohol and the effectiveness of policies for reducing alcohol-related harm in December 2016. The review concluded that reducing the affordability of alcohol is the most effective way of reducing alcohol harm, including hospital admissions and deaths, and targeted pricing measures are particularly effective at reducing harm in those groups most at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The review also found that targeting price increases at the cheapest alcohol is very effective and cost-effective and is able to substantially reduce harm in heavy drinkers without affecting moderate drinkers or the price of alcohol sold in pubs and bars. Modelling studies by the University of Sheffield on the impact of minimum unit price was shown to have a positive impact in closing the health inequalities gap between those in the highest and those in the lowest socioeconomic groups. These studies are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Minimum unit pricing and its effects will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/01/2018 16:46:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

822843

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of minimum unit pricing on the level of alcohol-related deaths.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	122526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England published an evidence review on the public health impact of alcohol and the effectiveness of policies for reducing alcohol-related harm in December 2016. The review concluded that reducing the affordability of alcohol is the most effective way of reducing alcohol harm, including hospital admissions and deaths, and targeted pricing measures are particularly effective at reducing harm in those groups most at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The review also found that targeting price increases at the cheapest alcohol is very effective and cost-effective and is able to substantially reduce harm in heavy drinkers without affecting moderate drinkers or the price of alcohol sold in pubs and bars. Modelling studies by the University of Sheffield on the impact of minimum unit price was shown to have a positive impact in closing the health inequalities gap between those in the highest and those in the lowest socioeconomic groups. These studies are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Minimum unit pricing and its effects will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/01/2018 16:46:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

822844

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of minimum unit pricing for alcoholic drinks on health inequalities.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	122527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) published an evidence review on the public health impact of alcohol and the effectiveness of policies for reducing alcohol-related harm in December 2016. The review concluded that reducing the affordability of alcohol is the most effective way of reducing alcohol harm, and targeted pricing measures are particularly effective at reducing harm in those groups most at risk. Modelling studies by the University of Sheffield highlighted by PHE suggest that minimum unit price would have a positive impact in closing the health inequalities gap between those in the highest and those in the lowest socioeconomic groups. These studies are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.661445!/file/Final_mup_iba_report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Minimum unit pricing and its effects will continue to remain under review pending the impact of its implementation in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/01/2018 14:09:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill