OFF-TRADE ALCOHOL SALES

Early day motion 651, tabled 19 January 2010 by Brian Iddon (Labour). Signed by 69 members.

That this House notes the publication of the Mandatory Code for Alcohol Retailers; regrets that the off-trade is not required to uphold similar high standards in its sale of alcohol; further notes that supermarkets' selling of super-cheap alcohol in bulk volumes significantly adds to alcohol harm in the UK; further notes the especially concerning practice of pre-loading, for which the pub trade is not responsible; believes that supermarkets have an important role to play in reducing alcohol harm; and calls on the Government urgently to tackle deep discounting and below-cost selling in the off-trade.

Signatures by party: Labour 43, Liberal Democrat 18, Conservative 3, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.