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Alcoholic Drinks: Rehabilitation

Asked by Danny BealesLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 11 February 2026UIN 111045

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to develop a new national alcohol strategy for England.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for York Central on 23 January 2026 to Question 105860.

The Government is committed to shortening the amount of time spent in ill health and preventing premature deaths caused by alcohol. Action to prevent harms from alcohol feature in several current strategies and plans.

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