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Dept of Health

Answer

Mr. Fisher: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much his Department has spent advertising the dangers of excessive alcohol in each of the last seven years. [213059] Miss Melanie Johnson: Since 2002, the Department has funded through its central communications budget the production of the following booklets or leaflets advising the public on sensible drinking: "Drinking for two", relating to drinking during pregnancy, "Alcohol Facts for Parents & Young People" flip book. "Think About Drink". Drinkline leaflet (Drinkline is a national telephone helpline that helps people with a drink problem and their families). "Say When--How Much Is Too Much?" Two leaflets have been produced for specific communities: "Your Drink and You", for the Caribbean community. "Alcohol--the facts", an Asian multilingual booklet. Expenditure for these publications is shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Amount (£) 2002-03 96,764 2003-04 44,591 2004-051 39,954 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Up to and including quarter three. Additionally, the Department funds the Drinkline helpline and a dedicated website at http:// www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/26738981/.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

213059; 430 c1610W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Alcoholic drinks Advertising Finance Health hazards Internet Leaflets Publicity Misuse Telephone services

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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