§ 60. Mr. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has any evidence as to the increase or decrease of alcoholism among young persons; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephRecent studies have indicated that the average age at which alcoholism is being diagnosed is decreasing and that offences connected with drunkenness among young people have increased, but as far as I am aware there is no recent published work on the prevalence of alcoholism as such among young people.