Welsh NHS Confederation response to Public Health Bill

We support the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) to reduce the substantial harm associated with excess alcohol consumption in Wales. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that excessive consumption of alcohol significantly increases risk to long-term health. Alcohol is a factor in a wide range of serious medical conditions, including liver disease and cancer, and leads to thousands of hospital admissions every year. We agree that one of the best, and proportionate, way to reduce ill-health and other related social costs of excessive alcohol consumption in Wales is to control the price of alcohol.