24-Jan-2013 By Adam Pescod
The Government is unlikely to succeed in its bid to introduce a minimum price for alcohol, according to Enterprise Inns’ chief executive Ted Tuppen.
28-Nov-2012 By Adam Pescod
The Government has today proposed a minimum price for alcohol of 45p per unit in England and Wales as it launched the consultation on its Alcohol Strategy, which aims to crack down on the problem of ‘binge drinking’.
26-Nov-2012 By Mike Berry
Options for a minimum price on alcohol are set to be announced by the government this week, as Prime Minister David Cameron launches a long-awaited consultation.
16-May-2012 By Michelle Perrett
The trade has raised concerns after the Scottish Government confirmed its preference for a 50p-per-unit minimum price for alcohol in Scotland — 5p higher than originally mooted.
14-May-2012 By Michelle Perrett
Scotland has confirmed that it wants to set the minimum price for alcohol at 50p per unit.
16-Mar-2012 By Michelle Perrett
Industry leaders fear that Government intervention over minimum pricing could lead to a hike in duty rates and the closure of many pubs and brewers.
10-Jan-2012 By Michelle Perrett
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has agreed minimum pricing could help cut alcohol consumption.
04-Jan-2012 By Mark Daniels
So that was Christmas. Another year over, a new one just begun. And all that jazz. What with the collapse of capitalism and the Mayan prophecy of doom, 2012 is stacking up to be a good year.
02-Nov-2011 By Adam Pescod
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has expressed “concern” about parts of the Minimum Pricing Bill published by the Scottish Government yesterday.
11-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
Scottish politicians have clashed once again about introducing a minimum price on alcohol — on the Politics Show.
31-Mar-2011 By Tony Halstead
Health chiefs in Greater Manchester are to press ahead with plans for a 50p minimum unit price for alcohol. The region's Public Health Network (PHN)...
15-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The Scottish National Party has vowed to revive its failed campaign to introduce a minimum price for alcohol.
07-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
Ministers in Northern Ireland are pushing for the introduction of a minimum price on alcohol of between 40p and 70p a unit. Social Development...
21-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Health experts have once again called for a minimum price of 50p per unit on alcohol as they warned there could be a sharp rise in deaths.
Minimum price plan 'on the table' in Northern Ireland
09-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Northern Ireland will be the first place in the UK to impose a minimum price - if a minister gets his way. Stormont social development minister Alex...
MPs launch renewed attack on below-cost fudge
02-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
MPs from all three main parties have today renewed criticism of the government's plan on below-cost selling, warning it does not go far enough to...
Fears duty hikes will be used as alternative to minimum price
19-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Banning alcohol sales below duty plus VAT must not be used as a substitute for a minimum price, a trade group has warned. The government's plans to...
'SNP refuses Britain-wide alcohol minimum price'
19-Jan-2011
SNP ministers have refused an invitation from the coalition government to agree a Britain-wide minimum price for alcohol despite initially...
Minimum pricing would hit off-trade revenues
08-Dec-2010 By James Wilmore
A new report has blown a hole in the idea that a minimum price would boost supermarket profits by around £710m a year. The report, commissioned by...
08-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Minimum price advocate Greene King has stressed that using tax to increase supermarket prices is a "blunt instrument" and inherently "risky". The...
Scots minimum pricing plan faces D-day
10-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
MSPs are facing pressure from both sides as they prepare to vote for the final time today on controversial plans to introduce a minimum price. The...
Scots minimum pricing plan rejected in final vote
10-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
The Scottish government's bid to introduce a minimum price of 45p a unit has been rejected for a third and final time today. MSPs voted 76-49...
Off-trade lager sold at 33p a unit on average, study shows
29-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Ninety-one per cent of alcohol units sold as lager in the off-trade in 2007 were sold below 45p a unit, a study has revealed. The Institute of...
28-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Supermarkets, such as Tesco and Asda, would net an extra £700m if a minimum price of 45p a unit was introduced across the UK. That's according to...
Trade figures slam SNP's 45p price plan
03-Sep-2010
Scotland's proposal for a minimum price of 45p per unit of alcohol has been slammed by supermarket chiefs and trade figures. The announcement made...
SNP opts for 45p minimum price
02-Sep-2010
The Scottish government has today proposed that the minimum price of a unit of alcohol should be 45p. Scotland's Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon...
02-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
The Scottish Government has proposed setting a minimum price of 45p per unit, claiming it will mean 50 fewer deaths in the first year.
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Government should set a UK-wide "floor price" for alcohol based on the cost of production, duty and VAT rather than a minimum price, according to...
Diageo boss says 'no' to minimum pricing
26-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Applying a minimum price to alcoholic products will not reduce the problems associated with binge drinking in the UK. So argued Paul Walsh, chief...
Public split on minimum price
26-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The public view on minimum pricing is as divided as opinions in the trade, according to new research. A survey by YouGov on introducing a minimum...
Support for minimum price plan
24-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Moves to introduce minimum pricing in Northern Ireland have received the backing of a leading trade association. Last week Alex Attwood, the...
Health groups make fresh plea for minimum pricing
20-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Three leading health groups have urged the Scottish government to press ahead with plans for a minimum price - despite an updated study showing it...
09-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The duty on cider would need to increase by 660% if a ban on below-cost sales is to achieve the same effect as a minimum price of 50p per unit....
05-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
A controversial minimum price on alcohol scheme could be run in Scotland on a trial basis, the health secretary said.
03-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Council chiefs in Greater Manchester have set a proposed timetable for adopting a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol. Bosses of the 10 local...
01-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Greene King boss Rooney Anand has called for a pan-industry code with Government backing to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol and introduce...
01-Jul-2010 By Rooney Anand
Chief executive of Greene King Rooney Anand explains why the UK needs a minimum price and restrictions on the sale of alcohol.
11-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney
London brewer and pub operator Fuller's has voiced its support for a minimum price on alcohol. Fuller's called on the Government to intervene to set...
Scots health lobby urge MSPs to back minimum pricing
09-Jun-2010 By James Wilmore
Health campaigners in Scotland are urging MSPs to "put party differences aside" and back a minimum price on alcohol to stop supermarkets selling it...
'Minimum price for alcohol to be backed by Nice'
01-Jun-2010
Setting a minimum price for a unit of alcohol would help tackle Britain's drink problem, health advisers are expected to recommend. The National...
Politicians delay minimum price debate
10-Mar-2010 By John Ellis
John Ellis of the freehold Crown Inn, in Oakengates, Telford states the case for action against cheap supermarket booze.
19-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Luminar boss Steve Thomas, the man who once ran notorious all-you can drink deals, is now leading the calls for a minimum price to be introduced on...
17-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A proposed minimum price of 50p per unit would have no effect on alcohol consumption for the majority of UK consumers, according to new research....
08-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
North-east health bosses have urged the Government to "act quickly and decisively" on cheap alcohol by introducing a minimum price per unit of 50p....
18-Jan-2010 By John Harrington
Gordon Brown says the Government has "no plans" to introduce a minimum price on alcohol "at this stage".
14-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Government has given its clearest indication yet that a minimum price on alcohol could be on its way. Health secretary Andy Burnham told the...
Alcohol health report - make or break?
14-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The parliamentary Health Committee's 130-page report into alcohol attracted plenty of headlines for its call for a minimum price. Beyond that, there...
08-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
MPs have declared war on the cheap supermarket alcohol, which they say is blighting Britain and damaging community pubs. Introducing a minimum unit price on alcohol is an action that must be taken, the Health Committee said.
08-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
A minimum price on alcohol would be "ineffective" and policies to deal with alcohol abuse must be "smarter" than targeting everyone — that's the...
