Charles Walker – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charles Walker on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review the effect of the regulation of alcohol (a) packaging and (b) advertising on public health.

Jane Ellison

We have asked Public Health England to provide a report to Government in spring 2015 on the public health impact of alcohol and the evidence-base for actions to reduce health harms. We expect that any evidence-base for the impact of labelling and advertising on public health should be included.