Schedule 4
Policing and Crime Bill
3:30 pm
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield, Liberal Democrat)
Does the Minister accept that the same principle applies to people who go to pubs? Most people go to pubs and drink responsibly but the legislation is looking to impose a sort of minimum pricing system by apparently preventing happy hours and all you can drink offers. We do not want to penalise responsible drinkers in pubs—I would judge myself as one—but with the off-licence trade, why not look at applying minimum pricing, without penalising the sensible drinkers?