§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he has issued any guidance to health authorities in Wales on the development by each such authority of an alcohol planning strategy; and whether he is satisfied with the provisions being made by health authorities in this area.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerMy Department, along with others, has recently issued a joint circular to health authorities, and a wide range of other organisations, on planning to tackle the problem of alcohol misuse. A copy of Welsh Office Circular 8/89 is in the Library of the House. Progress is to be monitored: relevant aspects of health authorities' work are to feature in forthcoming performance reviews.