§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the number of alcoholics in the United Kingdom; and what information he has on the estimated totals 10 and 20 years previously, respectively.
§ Sir George YoungInformation is not yet available in the form requested but will be published in theOfficial Report. Meanwhile I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the article " Alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver " published in " Population Trends " in March 1977, a copy of which is in the Library, which gives the most recent estimates of the number of alcoholics in England and Wales.