Question reference: S6W-13781
- Date lodged: 11 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government which sources are informing its evaluation of minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
Answer
We are currently in the process of evaluating minimum unit pricing (MUP) as a whole over its first five years of operation. Public Health Scotland will be producing a final report on MUP in 2023, which includes assessing the impact of MUP on health, crime, public safety and public nuisance in Scotland, and the impact on the alcohol industry. This will inform our evaluation report which will be laid in Parliament and published in 2023. In addition we will engage with a range of interested parties as set out in Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act 2012.