Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74097
Cancer: Alcoholic Drinks
Tabled: 2 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of excessive alcohol consumption on levels of prevalence of cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThe Department is aware of the impact of excessive alcohol consumption on the prevalence of cancer and the preventable pressure it places on the National Health Service. In 2024, there were 103,000 hospital admissions due to alcohol-related cancers.Alcoho...
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