Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 75574

Alcoholic Drinks: Advertising

Tabled: 8 September 2025

Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Mr Clive Betts

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of alcohol advertising regulations in reducing (a) cancer and (b) other alcohol-related harms.

Answer

Ian Murray

As highlighted in the Government’s ‘Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, the UK spends a greater proportion of its healthcare budget on diseases caused by excess alcohol consumption than the OECD average. To help tackle this, the Governme...

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