House of Commons - Alcohol Guidelines - Science and Technology Committee

Science and Technology Committee - Eleventh Report
Alcohol Guidelines

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 7 December 2011.

Contents

Structure of the report

2 Background

History of alcohol guidelines

Alcohol units

International comparisons

3 The evidence base

The 1995 Sensible Drinking report

Weekly vs. daily guidelines

Health benefits of drinking alcohol

Older people

Women and alcohol

Lower guidelines

Drinking during pregnancy

Sources of scientific advice

4 Public understanding and communication

Effectiveness of guidelines

Informing the public

Changing behaviour

Drinking patterns

The role of the drinks industry

Drinks labelling

5 Conclusions

Evidence base

Public understanding and communication

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

Wednesday 12 October 2011: Sir Ian Gilmore, Royal College of Physicians (by video-link), Dr Richard Harding, Member of the 1995 Interdepartmental Working Group on Sensible Drinking, Professor Nick Heather, Alcohol Research UK, and Dr Marsha Morgan, Institute of Alcohol Studies; Jeremy Beadles, Chief Executive, Wine and Spirit Trade Association, Professor Averil Mansfield, British Medical Association, and Chris Sorek, Chief Executive Officer, Drinkaware

Wednesday 26 October 2011: Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Dr Mark Prunty, Clinical Adviser, Alcohol and Drugs, Department of Health, and Chris Heffer, Deputy Director, Alcohol and Drugs, Department of Health

Written Evidence

Additional written evidence (unprinted)