Question follow-through · 88620
Productivity: Alcoholic Drinks
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of potential implications for his policies on productivity of the report by the IPPR entitled Taking stock: Counting the economic costs of alcohol harm, published on 8 Octob
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of potential implications for his policies on productivity of the report by the IPPR entitled Taking stock: Counting the economic costs of alcohol harm, published on 8 Octob
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2025
Answer published
I welcome the IPPR's report and its contribution to understanding the economic and social impact of alcohol harm. Employers have a legal duty to protect employees' health, safety, and welfare.'Keep Britain Working' is bringing together the expertise of le...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
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