Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe on 2015-11-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why their health impact assessments relating to reducing and freezing alcohol duties do not refer to consultations with Public Health England and NHS England.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

Treasury Ministers and officials discuss a variety of issues with a range of stakeholder throughout the year, including in the run up to Budget.

The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the alcohol duty change in the Tax Information and Impact Notes published alongside the March 2015 Budget document. This information is available on the gov.uk website.