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Deposited Papers

Nov. 20 2008

Source Page: Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention. 57 p.
Document: DEP2008-2806.pdf (PDF)

Found: † sugared, milk-based beverages † sugar-containing alcoholic drinks † dried fruits † syrups and sweet

Westminster Hall
Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease - Thu 08 Jun 2023
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Maggie Throup (CON - Erewash) lung disease is treated with drugs. - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) That was primarily driven by obesity and alcohol misuse. - Speech Link
3: Karin Smyth (LAB - Bristol South) It points out that the main risk factors—obesity, alcohol misuse and viral hepatitis—are most prevalent - Speech Link
4: Will Quince (CON - Colchester) The soft drinks industry levy has been hugely successful. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Home Office

Dec. 18 2023

Source Page: Understanding and tackling spiking
Document: Understanding and tackling spiking (PDF)

Found: Understanding and tackling spiking

Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from Alcohol Focus Scotland to the HSCS Convener providing follow up information to questions raised in their evidence session on 6 February 2024, 5 March 2024
 Follow up information from Alcohol Focus Scotland

Correspondence Mar. 05 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: Drugs .

Deposited Papers

Oct. 14 2008

Source Page: Review of the fetal effects of parental alcohol exposure. 131 p.
Document: DEP2008-2368.pdf (PDF)

Found: also smoked one and a half packets of cigarettes per day, and the second and third were of only drinks

Scottish Government Publication (Corporate report)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 20 2023

Source Page: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 - operation and effect 2018 to 2023: report
Document: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012: Report on the operation and effect of the minimum pricing provisions 2018 - 2023 (PDF)

Found: Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012 - operation and effect 2018 to 2023: report

Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Nov. 20 2008

Source Page: Road safety compliance consultation paper. 170 p.
Document: DEP2008-2786.pdf (PDF)

Found: sale of alcoholic drinks to produce Social Responsibility Standards 32 to help promote the broader

Scottish Government Publication (Impact assessment)
Population Health Directorate

Sep. 20 2023

Source Page: Alcohol - minimum unit pricing - continuation and future pricing: interim business and regulatory impact assessment
Document: Interim Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) Continuation and future pricing (PDF)

Found: Alcohol - minimum unit pricing - continuation and future pricing: interim business and regulatory impact

Deposited Papers

Jan. 16 2012

Source Page: Alcohol-use disorders: preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking. 100 p.
Document: DEP2012-0066.pdf (PDF)

Found: Alcohol-use disorders: preventing the development of hazardous and harmful drinking. 100 p.

Written Question
Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
Monday 8th January 2024

Asked by: Rachael Maskell (Labour (Co-op) - York Central)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has set targets for the (a) reduction of (i) drug and (ii) alcohol use and (b) number of people receiving treatment for related addictions.

Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government published a 10-year drug strategy in December 2021 which sets out three core priorities: cutting off drug supply, creating a world class treatment and recovery system, and achieving a generational shift in demand for drugs. The strategy aims to reduce crime, drug related deaths, harm, and overall drug use and is backed by significant new investment. The Government has invested an additional £780 million in drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services, of which £532 million is dedicated to rebuilding local authority commissioned substance misuse treatment services in England. The drug strategy includes a specific target of getting 54,500 more people in drug and alcohol treatment between 2022/23 and 2024/25. Success is being measured against a system of local and national outcomes frameworks. More information on the strategy is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/from-harm-to-hope-a-10-year-drugs-plan-to-cut-crime-and-save-lives/from-harm-to-hope-a-10-year-drugs-plan-to-cut-crime-and-save-lives

Delivery of the drugs strategy is a cross-government priority; the Joint Combatting Drugs Unit (JCDU) is a cross-Government team, based in the Home Office, that was set up to coordinate the drug strategy delivery across all relevant Government departments. The Department of Health and Social Care works closely with the JCDU to work to achieve the aims of the drug strategy.

No specific targets have been set for the reduction of alcohol use in England; however, the United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low-risk drinking guidelines recommends that adults consume no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. According to the 2021 Health Survey for England, around 80% of adults in England drink within these guidelines. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, the Government is investing £27 million to establish alcohol care teams in the 25% of acute hospitals in England with the greatest need. These specialist teams identify alcohol dependent patients admitted to hospital for any reason, start them on specialist treatment as inpatients, and facilitate them into community-based substance misuse treatment upon discharge.