ALCOHOL LABELLING

Early day motion 2542, tabled 26 June 2019 by Fiona Bruce (Conservative). Signed by 22 members.

That this House notes that the Chief Medical Officers' guidelines for low-risk drinking were updated in January 2016 to 14 units per week; recognises that consumers have a right to know information about alcohol products so they can make informed choices about their drinking, yet only 16 per cent of the public are aware of the up-to-date guidelines; further notes that, two and a half years after the new guidelines were published, a survey of 320 products found that two-thirds of alcohol labels still displayed the old guidelines; recognises that the pregnancy logo and number of units are not legally required to be shown on labels; acknowledges that the lack of information on alcohol labels is an anomaly compared with other food and drink labels; is concerned that the current self-regulatory and voluntary system for ensuring alcohol labels contain correct and up-to-date information is failing; and calls on the Government to make it mandatory to include on alcohol labels the units per serving or container, and the Chief Medical Officers' warnings against drinking during pregnancy.

Signatures by party: Labour 7, Conservative 5, DUP 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Scottish National Party 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.