Sentences with phrase «by minimum unit pricing»

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Scotland has led the world by becoming the first country to implement a minimum unit price for alcohol, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The minimum 50p per unit price, delayed for six years by a legal challenge led by the Scotch Whisky Association, has been welcomed by the medical professional and health campaigners as the biggest breakthrough in public health since the ban on smoking in public.

The evidence on alcohol minimum unit pricing was covered up by Cameron and his cronies for their sponsors in big booze.

The long - awaited alcohol strategy is also set to introduce minimum pricing, probably at 40p a unit, in a move which will be enthusiastically welcomed by health campaigners.

It is disappointing that five years have been wasted on a fruitless exercise when the government could have been making real progress by delivering on its commitments to introduce evidence based policies such as minimum unit pricing for alcohol.

This article is from the April 2013 issue of Total Politics The scandal of Britain's binge drinking - culture continues to make headlines and the government has proposed a minimum unit price on alcohol by way of a solution.

Research by Dr Robin Purshouse of Sheffield University for the Scottish government suggests a minimum price on every unit of alcohol of 40p would cut 1,000 premature deaths a year.

In a forgettable PMQs today, Ed Miliband criticised David Cameron on his rumoured imminent u-turn on minimum unit pricing for alcohol by asking if he could «organise anything in a brewery».

by the Labour leader, although when she spoke, she decided to ditch the cigs and reach straight for the bottle with her question about why minimum unit pricing for alcohol was «sitting on death row».

Why press ahead with minimum unit pricing which will inevitably lead to a lengthy and expensive legal battle funded by the taxpayer when a floor price could be the answer?

He said the decision in March 2012 by the Coalition Government to set a minimum price of 40p on a unit of alcohol to reduce consumption was a reverse of the principle behind traditional price fixing, which had been to protect consumers from sharp rises and guarantee the availability of necessities like beer.

Medical experts, led by Sir Ian Gilmore, special advisor on alcohol at the Royal College of Physicians write: «Today the public learns of the deplorable practices that were instrumental in the government's decision to reverse its commitment to save thousands of lives through implementing a minimum unit price for alcohol,

The Prime Minister said that proposals by ten local councils in Greater Manchester to introduce the minimum pricing per unit of alcohol in their area would be looked at «very sympathetically».

A new study of liver patients by the University of Southampton shows that a Minimum Unit Price (MUP) policy for alcohol is exquisitely targeted towards the heaviest drinkers with cirrhosis.

Professor Nick Sheron, from the University of Southampton, comments: «Setting a Minimum Unit Price for alcohol is an almost perfect alcohol policy because it targets cheap booze bought by very heavy drinkers and leaves moderate drinkers completely unaffected.

The Connection Deck units price in around $ 35 (that's the minimum donation that secures a pack in the event of successful crowd funding), and the art is being produced by artist Lalita Hamill, who has a particular aptitude for connecting the spheres of philosophy and law through her art.

The device is estimated to be delivered by September 2014 and is priced at a minimum of $ 95 for one unit that will come with watch face colors (White / Blue or Orange / White), One Carbon charger, black silicone and leather watch straps and charging connectors and other accessories depending on the price.