Motion or amendment: Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol

Motion or amendment by Ms Paula Bradshaw on 27 September 2023.

MLA: Ms Paula Bradshaw
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 27 September 2023
Type: Motion or amendment
Business: Motion · Private Members' Motion
Heading: Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
Assembly identifier: Document 386611

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Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
That this Assembly expresses concern at the serious harm caused by high levels of alcohol consumption; notes current estimates that harmful drinking in Northern Ireland costs the Health Service alone £300 million every year; recognises that any moves to reduce alcohol abuse will cover a range of measures including support for those suffering from addiction; further notes the April 2023 paper from the University of Sheffield, published by the Department of Health, noting that the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing at 50p per unit and the placing of restrictions on price-related alcohol promotions would lead to fewer alcohol-attributable deaths, hospital admissions, criminal offences and workplace absences; and calls on the Minister of Health, urgently, to bring forward legislation similar to that already applying in Scotland and Wales, for consideration by this Assembly.

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