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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.