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Alcoholic Drinks: Rehabilitation

Commons · Question 105860 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2026

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Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is he taking to devise an alcohol strategy which reduces (a) use and (b) harmful use and (c) dependency on alcohol.

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Answered by Ashley Dalton, 23 Jan 2026

The Government is committed to shortening the amount of time spent in ill health and preventing premature deaths by addressing the key preventable drivers of poor health, such as alcohol.Action to prevent harms from alcohol feature in several current stra...