Clause 9
Finance Bill
5:00 pm
Patrick Hall (Bedford, Labour)
I have heard Ministers justify the increase in terms of helping to fund the increase in the winter fuel payment and trying to deal with child poverty, but I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman said that price has no effect on binge drinking. Surely—perhaps he will come to it—the incredibly low price in supermarkets must affect the accessibility of alcohol to many people, including children.