Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Prices

Home Office written question – answered at on 1 March 2021.

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Photo of Derek Thomas Derek Thomas Conservative, St Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the minimum unit pricing for sales of alcohol in Scotland in reducing alcohol consumption; and what plans the Government has to introduce a similar policy in England.

Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse Minister of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office)

There are no plans to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) in England at this time. MUP has been in place in Scotland for less than three years and the Scottish Parliament will not consider its extension until April 2024 when more will be known about its overall impact on consumption.

Public Health Scotland have commissioned a study to assess the impact of minimum unit pricing on areas of crime, public safety and public nuisance.

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