Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
Commons · Question 18979 · Tabled 15 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department currently estimates the cost of alcohol harm to be in a) England, b) Wales, c) Scotland and d) Northern Ireland.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 2 Sep 2026
No such recent estimate has been made, and, as a devolved responsibility, it is not the Department’s role to assess the impact of alcohol harm outside England.