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Low Alcohol Drinks: Prices

Asked by Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 70361

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of for what reason alcohol-free drinks are priced (a) comparably to and (b) higher than alcoholic equivalents.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

Defra regularly engages with supermarkets and producers on a range of food supply matters. However, it is not for the Government to set retail food and drink prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions taken by businesses.

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