HL Deb 18 March 2004 vol 659 cc65-6WA
Lord Chadlington

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What estimate they have of the number of units of alcohol consumed each week by (a) men; and (b) women; and how this compares to the number of units consumed in 1975, 1985 and 1995. [HL1826]

Lord Warner

In 2001, average weekly alcohol consumption among adults aged 16 and over in England was 16.9 units for men and 7.5 units for women.

Comparable data are not available for the years requested. Available data are shown in the table.