Alcohol: Minimum Unit Pricing

Baroness Jolly Excerpts
Wednesday 28th February 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord O'Shaughnessy Portrait Lord O'Shaughnessy
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My noble friend speaks with great wisdom about making sure, not just with alcohol but with other health issues around food and drink, that we have a look at making those kinds of promotions not possible.

Baroness Jolly Portrait Baroness Jolly (LD)
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My Lords, the Minister has acknowledged that the evidence is absolutely there and that he will look at it in the near future, but when might a decision be made? How long does he need the Scotland experiment to last before he actually makes a decision?