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Written question asked by Lord Chadlington (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Darzi of Denham (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 May 2009.


Alcohol

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have conducted into the correlation between the cost of alcohol and the rate of consumption.
Answer

The department commissioned an independent review on the effects of alcohol pricing and promotion from the School of Health and Related Research at the University of Sheffield. The phase one systematic review of the evidence and phase two Independent Review of the Effects of Alcohol Pricing and Promotion were published in full in December 2008. Full details of the review and a copy of the publication are available on the Department's website at www.dh. gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthimprovement/Alcoholmisuse/DH_4001740. A copy has been placed in the Library.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3688; 710 c309WA
Session
2008-09
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2009-1489
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Consumption Prices Research
Link
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