Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 29 October 2012.
Alcohol: Pricing
- Question
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My Lords, at the risk of spoiling the consensus, will my noble friend explain how it can be right to make responsible drinkers pay more for their drink in order to deal with a problem that is perhaps best addressed specifically rather than by putting up the price for everyone?
- Answer
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Perhaps it is not so much a matter of putting up the price as of stopping the price dropping. The real price of alcohol has halved over recent years, which is a substantial reduction. I think the noble Lord would agree that some of the offers that are available to people are there to tempt them to buy more alcohol than they need.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 740 c403
- Session
- 2012-13
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Alcoholic drinks Older people Misuse Minimum unit prices
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