Alcohol

Part of Supplementary Estimates 2009-10 — Department of Health – in the House of Commons at 1:06 pm on 10 March 2010.

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Photo of Graham Stringer Graham Stringer Labour, Manchester, Blackley 1:06, 10 March 2010

I am following my right hon. Friend's analysis closely. I am not sure whether it leads me to the same conclusion that we should interfere in the alcohol pricing mechanism across the board, but does he agree that the duty on white cider, which is often what those people who are most affected by alcohol are drinking, should be increased to the same as that on beer and that it is wrong that the duty on spirits has increased by only 20 per cent. over the past 13 years, compared with 50 per cent. for beer?