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Deposited Papers

Nov. 11 2009

Source Page: Signs for improvement – commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm. 90 p.
Document: DEP2009-2797.pdf (PDF)

Found: Signs for improvement – commissioning interventions to reduce alcohol-related harm. 90 p.

Deposited Papers

Nov. 12 2008

Source Page: The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS in England: an update to the Cabinet Office study (2003). 21 p.
Document: DEP2008-2703.pdf (PDF)

Found: The cost of alcohol harm to the NHS in England: an update to the Cabinet Office study (2003). 21 p.

Select Committee
APPG for Drugs, Alcohol and Justice
 RHD0018 - Reducing the harm from illegal drugs

Written Evidence Nov. 30 2023

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: RHD0018 - Reducing the harm from illegal drugs APPG for Drugs, Alcohol and Justice Written Evidence

Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Letter from the Convener, Criminal Justice Committee to the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, 13 November 2023
 Cross-committee on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm 2 November Meeting Follow-up

Correspondence Nov. 13 2023

Committee: Criminal Justice Committee

Found: Cross-committee on Tackling Drug Deaths and Drug Harm 2 November Meeting Follow-up Letter from the Convener

Select Committee
Alcohol Change UK
 DYE0006 - Disability employment

Written Evidence Apr. 26 2024

Inquiry: Disability employment
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Work and Pensions Committee (Department: Department for Work and Pensions)

Found: DYE0006 - Disability employment Alcohol Change UK Written Evidence

Scottish Parliament Written Question
S6W-26082
Monday 25th March 2024

Asked by: Lennon, Monica (Scottish Labour - Central Scotland)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK Government's alcohol duty freeze in the Spring Statement on (a) public health harm, (b) alcohol deaths and (c) hospitalisations due to alcohol consumption in Scotland.

Answered by McKelvie, Christina - Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development

Powers to set alcohol duty are reserved to the UK Government. The Scottish Government would strongly recommend that the UK Government considers public health as part of any review to alcohol duty, and clearly considers potential effects and impacts of decisions.

The Scottish Government recently laid regulations to continue and to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol to 65 pence per unit. Modelling published by Sheffield University in September 2023 looked at the potential impact of changes in the minimum unit price level on alcohol consumption and health effects, and also considered the relationship between different rates of alcohol duty and the impact of MUP. This modelling formed an important part of the range of information considered in developing our MUP proposals.

The Scottish Government will continue to review the data relating to alcohol, including on consumption, sales and alcohol related harm, in considering its approach to tackling alcohol harm in Scotland.

Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Submission from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs ahead of their giving evidence on 6 February, 30 January 2024
 SFAD MUP submission

Correspondence Jan. 30 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: SFAD MUP submission Submission from Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs ahead of their giving

Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Submission from Alcohol Focus Scotland ahead of their giving evidence on 6 February, 24 January 2024
 AFS MUP submission

Correspondence Jan. 24 2024

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: AFS MUP submission Submission from Alcohol Focus Scotland ahead of their giving evidence on 6 February

Deposited Papers

Oct. 16 2008

Source Page: Safe, sensible, social: the next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy. 100 p.
Document: DEP2008-2384.pdf (PDF)

Found: Safe, sensible, social: the next steps in the National Alcohol Strategy. 100 p.

Written Question
Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
Tuesday 7th May 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, what criteria she uses to assess the success of Government policy on (a) alcohol use and (b) alcohol harm.

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

We have a range of metrics which we monitor to assess the success of our work to reduce alcohol harm, including the Health Survey for England. The Government takes a wide-ranging approach to addressing alcohol-related harms, including promoting the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officer’s low risk drinking guidance. Approximately 80% of adults drink within the guidelines of 14 units of alcohol a week.

Population level alcohol consumption has remained stable over recent years. Among children aged 11 to 15 years old, alcohol consumption has decreased significantly in the last 20 years. However, while we are seeing an increasing number of people drinking at lower levels or abstaining, we have also seen more people drinking at higher-risk levels. As a result, some indicators of harm have increased, and we are committed to addressing these, including through the establishment of alcohol care teams in the 25% acute hospitals in England with the greatest need, through the NHS Long Term Plan.

Community treatment for alcohol dependence is highly effective. In 2020/21, 62% of people in alcohol-only treatment completed treatment free of dependence, the highest completion rate for any substance misuse group. We have committed to making further improvements to the alcohol and drug treatment system through the 10-year Drug Strategy.