Non-alcoholic Drinks

HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 cc493-4W

Mr. Rooney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he has had on the promotion of non-alcoholic drinks.

Mr. Dorrell

We have had a number of informal meetings with the Portman Group and with some of its sponsor companies about how the sensible use of alcohol might be encouraged, in the course of which the promotion of non-alcoholic drinks has been discussed. At recent conferences "Women and Alcohol" in December 1991 and the "Education on Alcohol" conference this month, not only were non-alcoholic drinks advertised but they were the only drinks available.