Question follow-through · 7481

Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Under our Health Mission, this government is committed to prioritising public health measures to support people to live longer, healthier lives.We are continuing to work closely across government to better understand what can be done to address the driver...

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