Alcohol Consumption

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top Excerpts

Tuesday 27th January 2015 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Jolly]

I know that as part of the responsibility deal there has been a big move by Public Health Ministers at the Department of Health to drive down the number of alcohol units being sold. As I have said, that number has been significantly reduced—by 1.3 million units.

[Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)]

Is the Minister satisfied that supermarkets have done enough—it is voluntary, as she said—to reduce the amount of high-value alcohol products being sold cheaply as loss leaders?

[Baroness Jolly]

There is always more to be done in this area.