HC Deb 05 February 2004 vol 417 c1035W
Mrs. Betty Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether health warnings on alcoholic drinks are being considered in the development of the National Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy; and when the strategy will be published. [149348]

Miss Melanie Johnson

I have been asked to reply.

My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's strategy unit is currently developing the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England, which will be published shortly. The strategy unit is examining a range of interventions to combat health harms, including the placement of health warnings on alcoholic drinks containers, as part of the work on the development of the strategy.