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Local Cllr Pleased to Support "Binge Drinking Bill"
June 3, 2008 5:03 PM
Reacting to the news the Bath MP Don Foster is sponsoring a 10-minute rule Bill aimed at curbing binge drinking, Cllr Gerry Curran was pleased to support the move, and praise the city's responsible landlords.
Cllr Curran, who sits on the Alcohol Licensing Sub-Committee, said, "I am very happy that Don is sponsoring this 10-minute rule bill. I'm pleased to support any work that will help reduce binge-drinking and the anti-social behaviour that arises as a result of it.
"I feel that a lot of anti-social behaviour from binge drinking is due to sales from the off-license trade, rather than our licensed premises. So I am very pleased to see the Bill tackling issues on cut price booze and large advertisements.
"In Bath, we are lucky that only a few of our pubs offer discounted drinks promotions. We should be supporting our smaller, local pubs, who are well regulated and responsible members of our community."
The Alcohol Sales (regulation of prices and promotion) Bill, which Don is sponsoring, will bring in four measures to regulate the sale of alcohol:
• Rules to enforce better labelling of alcoholic drinks - so that labels show clearly how many units of alcohol are in each container.
• Limits on point of sale promotions - to make sure that alcohol is sold in specific, clearly signed areas, not spread all over the shops and supermarkets, and that there are limits on counter displays of alcohol.
• A ban on deep discounting in which alcohol is sold at cut price rates, to be achieved by having a minimum unit cost of alcohol. This would prevent the cut prices which saw cider selling at only 22p a litre, and happy hours where people pay a flat rate and drink as much as they can. But it would not affect people enjoying a pint at their local pub or buying a standard bottle of wine to have with a family meal.
• Establishment of an industry-wide council to oversee these measures.
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