§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the NHS of treating alcohol-related illnesses in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available centrally.
However, "Health Update 3," published by the Health Education Authority in 1993, copies of which are available in the Library, estimated the costs to the national health service of alcohol misuse at £149.35 million at 1990 prices.