A Health Committee report has given a mixed, if not critical, verdict on the Government's Alcohol Strategy published earlier this year.
Download the 3rd report into the Government's alcohol strategy (pdf), chapter index here and the Commons press release.
Although supportive of some aspects of the strategy, including the headline announcement of minimum pricing, the report is critical of an excessive focus on binge drinking over health issues and the lack of a delivery framework. It also speaks out on alcohol industry denial over alcohol advertising effects. Although not against the principle of the controversial responsibility deal, it warns it should not be a substitute for government policy and should be regarded as standard corporate responsibility, rather than something to be praised for. > > > > Read More
