Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they plan to publish a 25-year plan to boost productivity and growth in the food and drink sectors; and whether this will include consideration of any negative consequences of increased alcohol production.

Our aim is to publish the 25 year Food and Farming Plan around the end of the year. The plan will have a strong focus on the potential for our world leading food and farming sector, including the alcoholic drinks industry, to create jobs and deliver economic growth. The issue of alcohol related harm is complex and multi-faceted, and we have regular discussions with Public Health England and the Department of Health on this and other areas of common interest.