Debate contribution: Alcohol Consumption
Debate contribution by Mr Gareth Wilson on .
- MLA
- Mr Gareth Wilson
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 9 February 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Alcohol Consumption
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5369331
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As if that news was not bad enough, your Executive colleague in Justice revealed to me that, over the past five years, 100,000 crimes have been committed in which the excessive use of alcohol was listed as an aggravating factor. Given what you have said about the wider health and well-being implications of excessive alcohol use, have you any plans, as Minister, to increase messaging on moderation regarding alcohol in view of its significant negative impacts on the health service, across the Executive body and, most importantly, on people's health and well-being?
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Part of an exchange
This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3058/22-27.
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