Policing and Crime Bill
12:00 pm
Mr. Campbell: Yes, my recollection of this is that there would have to be a very dramatic increase in price to affect consumption in the way that we were talking about and, therefore, the evidence supports the view that it is a fairly blunt lever. It is not the only way forward by any means, and may not be the best way forward to get the result we want. However, I am under no illusion at all that, were we to bring forward a code that does not have minimum pricing in it, there will not be those who will say, “That is a terrible thing. You ought to have done this.” It does not matter how much consultation we have done.