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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties

Volume 457: debated on Wednesday 7 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the merits of raising the duty on alcohol sold by (a) supermarkets and (b) off-licences; (120245)

(2) what assessment she has made of the public health effects of a rise in the average per unit cost of alcohol sold by (a) supermarkets and (b) off-licences.

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Treasury Ministers on a wide range of issues.

All taxes and duty rates are kept under review by the HM Treasury and are considered by the Chancellor as part of the Budget process.