Alcohol
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
Latest articles
Alcohol promotions should be banned to help overrun police deal with alcohol linked crimes, MPs on the home affairs committee have said. The Mps called for the alcohol trade’s voluntary standards to become mandatory, with an inspection system equipped with penalties for violations so that police can focus on more serious offences such as immigration… Read more »
Alcohol-related poor health costs the NHS £2.7 billion pounds per year, the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed today. Alcohol misuse has become an increasing burden on the NHS, with drinking-related deaths increasing over 100 per cent since 1990. “Alcohol misuse constitutes a heavy and increasing burden on the NHS,” said Tim Burr, head of the… Read more »
