Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

(asked on 15th July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department currently estimates the cost of alcohol harm to be in a) England, b) Wales, c) Scotland and d) Northern Ireland.


Answered by
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 2nd September 2026

No such recent estimate has been made, and, as a devolved responsibility, it is not the Department’s role to assess the impact of alcohol harm outside England.

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