§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state, in the light of the outcome of Alcohol Awareness Week, what measures the Government have planned to discourage excessive drinking over the Christmas period, particularly in connection with driving.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMy hon. Friend the Minister responsible for roads and traffic launched the latest phase of the Government's campaign against drinking and 139W driving on 5 December. In addition to widespread Government advertising in all sections of the media, the campaign draws together initiatives by local authorities, the police service and the private sector, including the brewing industry.
The ministerial group on alcohol misuse, chaired by my right hon. Friend the Lord President of the Council, is taking forward Government action on the wider aspects of alcohol misuse. Measures recently announced include joint departmental funding of the support costs for a pre-Christmas Radio 1 alcohol awareness initiative aimed at young people.