January 30, 2013

minimum alcohol pricing

The government is proposing a minimum price of 45p per unit for the sale of alcohol in England and Wales.  Public health campaigners will welcome such a move, while some industry groups and economic think tanks oppose it.  But what does the evidence say?

The Home Office consultation on this issue comes to an end on Wednesday 6^th February 2013.  Come to the SMC to put your questions to a panel of experts in advance.

Speakers:

Dr John Holmes, Research Fellow in Public Health, Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, University of Sheffield

Dr Robin Purshouse, Lecturer in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield

Prof Anne Ludbrook, Chair in Health Economics at the University of Aberdeen

Dr James Nicholls, Research Manager, Alcohol Research UK