Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the number of cancer diagnoses related to alcohol.

The 2012 Government’s Alcohol Strategy, aims to cut the number of people drinking at harmful levels.

Since April 2013, a dedicated alcohol risk assessment has been included as part of our free NHS Health Checks for 40 to 74 year olds so people can get advice and information to help them cut down if they need to.

The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, is overseeing a United Kingdom-wide review of all alcohol guidelines which will include reviewing any new evidence on alcohol and potential harms, so that people can make informed choices about their drinking at all stages of their lives.

Warnings about the potential links between alcohol and a range of medical conditions including different types of cancer are included on the NHS Choices website at: www.nhs.uk