Question follow-through · 57261

Alcoholic Drinks: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory health labelling on alcoholic drinks on public health.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 34 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of introducing mandatory health labelling on alcoholic drinks on public health.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    In ‘Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, the Government has committed to strengthen and expand on existing voluntary guidelines for alcohol labelling by introducing a mandatory requirement for alcoholic drinks to display consistent nutrit...

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