Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 3 March 2026.
Kevin Hollinrake
Party Chair, Conservative Party, Shadow Minister without Portfolio
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92263 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Children, what research his Department has conducted and assessed on the potential impact of the consumption of non-alcoholic products and the level of exposure to alcoholic drinks.
Kevin Hollinrake
Party Chair, Conservative Party, Shadow Minister without Portfolio
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 92263 on Low Alcohol Drinks: Children, if he will cite the sources and titles of the evidence.
Stephen Kinnock
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The effect of the growing no and low alcohol products market on alcohol consumption and public health is still emerging. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report A Public Health Perspective on zero-and low alcohol beverages consolidated the available scientific evidence, but the evidence base continues to grow and there have been several academic studies published since. The World Health Organization’s report is available at the following link:
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240072152
There are also several academic studies underway investigating the effects of no and low alcohol beverages (NoLo), including a National Institute for Health and Care Research funded No/Lo Project, titled Evaluating and responding to the public health impact of no and low alcohol drinks: A multi-method study of a complex Intervention in a complex system, which is being conducted by the University of Sheffield. The researchers will, as part of the wider research, ask different groups, including young people, about their experiences with NoLo drinks. Further information on the study is available at the following link:
https://sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/projects/no-lo-project/
The Department will continue to monitor the emerging evidence from these and other studies about the impact of NoLo products on children and young people.
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