Alcohol: Calorie Labelling

Lord Harrison Excerpts
Thursday 13th March 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My Lords, I would love to receive details but, once again, it is a question of how much my noble friend consumes rather than how much he pays.

Lord Harrison Portrait Lord Harrison (Lab)
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My Lords, the Minister may recall that last September I shared with him my concern at the ever-rising alcoholic content of wines that are on sale in supermarkets and the need for greater provision of lower percentage wines so that the consumer can indeed make a choice. What progress has he made in that area?

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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My Lords, this area is currently under scrutiny by my ministerial colleagues in the Treasury.