Alcohol: Children’s Health Debate
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Lord McColl of Dulwich
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(7 years, 8 months ago)
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Lord O’Shaughnessy
Action is being taken. There are clear rules and mandatory guidelines around the promotion of alcohol. It is important to point out that alcohol is different from smoking, where there are extremely strict rules on promotion. Most people enjoy alcohol in moderation as part of their healthy, pleasurable, normal social life, so there is a difference. However, there are clear and strict rules around promoting, advertising or selling to children.
Lord McColl of Dulwich (Con)
Does the Minister agree that whereas the commonest cause of cirrhosis of the liver used to be alcohol, it is now the obesity epidemic, which could be cured by eating less?
Lord O’Shaughnessy
My noble friend is right. Of all the things we should do in our lives, we should eat less and drink less—as I am sure every Member of this House does.