Alcohol: Minimum Unit Price
Debate between Ben Bradshaw and Keith Vaz(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
Four years ago the Home Affairs Committee unanimously recommended minimum pricing for alcohol.
Keith Vaz
My right hon. Friend was not on the Committee so he was not part of that recommendation. Powerful arguments have been made by the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) and the hon. Member for Totnes (Dr Wollaston) on health grounds. The Minister will also know it costs an extra £59 per person for the police to process someone who is involved in alcohol-related crime. Given the powerful arguments in the consultation and in the Cabinet, on either side on this issue, when will we have a final decision?