Sentences with phrase «support minimum unit pricing»
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said: «We support a minimum unit price where it prevents too low supermarket prices whilst protecting responsible pubs.
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Commenting on the findings of this report, IAS Chief Executive Katherine Brown said: «The desire to support pubs has often been used as a reason to resist policies to reduce alcohol - related harm, including minimum unit pricing, increasing alcohol taxes and stricter drink - drive laws.
Our findings suggest that whether you want to support pubs or to reduce harmful drinking, the answer is the same: increase the price of the cheapest alcohol through tax or minimum unit pricing.»
«We call on the Government to better support our emergency services and implement policies to ease this burden, such as minimum unit pricing for alcohol.
Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, of the Royal College of Physicians and the Alcohol Health Alliance expresses support for the government's proposals for minimum pricing per unit of alcohol.
The prime minister announced the government's support for a minimum price per unit of alcohol today.
An independent panel has published a report today supporting the Welsh Government's proposal to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol.