Baroness Sherlock
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(11 years, 10 months ago)
Lords ChamberI can reassure the noble Lord that the consultation is very much aware of that issue.
My Lords, is it true that more over-65s are admitted to hospital with alcohol-related problems than 18 to 25 year-olds? If so, what are the Government doing about this?
My Lords, that was one of the assertions in the programme—that the number had indeed increased—and it is a matter of concern. Although we have amused ourselves with this issue to some degree, there is a serious context in which we are discussing it.