Resources

Response to health, social care and sport committee call for views on the Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Act

AFS Response to consultation on Continuation and Future Pricing of MUP

Alcohol Focus Scotland response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the continuation and future pricing of MUP. November 2023.

AFS response to HSCS committee pre-budget scrutiny

Alcohol Focus Scotland response to the Health, Social Care and Sport committee's call for views on pre-budget scrutiny. August 2023.

AFS response to Sustainability of Scotland’s finances consultation

Alcohol Focus Scotland response to consultation from the Scottish Parliament's finance committee on the Sustainability of Scotland's finances. Submitted August 2023.

AFS Response to Northern Ireland MUP Consultation

AFS response to the Department of Health Northern Ireland consultation on the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol products.

AFS Response to New Alcohol Duty Review Consultation

AFS response to the UK Government consultation on the new Alcohol Duty System. January 2022.

AFS Response Scottish Parliament consultation on the Internal Market

Scottish Parliament’s Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Committee’s consultation on the UK internal market. October 2021.

AFS Response - Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

AFS Response - Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2022-23

AFS Response to Scotland’s Public Finances 2022-23

AFS and SHAAP MUP briefing September 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. September 2023.

MUP briefing Jun 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. June 2023.

MUP briefing May 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. May 2023.

AFS Response to the UK Government Call for Evidence on the Alcohol Duty Review

Response to the UK Government’s Call for Evidence on the Alcohol Duty Review. November 2020.

MUP briefing Apr 2023

Joint AFS and SHAAP briefing summarising the evidence on MUP so far. April 2023.

Emergency response required to prevent deaths from alcohol

Joint briefing from Alcohol Focus Scotland and 35 other organisations on the need for the Scottish Government to take emergency action to prevent alcohol deaths. April 2023.

Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on Budget 2021-22

Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on Budget 2021-22: Supporting the COIVD-19 Recovery. October 2020.

AFS response to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee call for views on the UK Government’s Internal Market Bill

AFS response to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee call for views on the UK Government’s Internal Market Bill. (September 2020).

AFS response to the UK Government Consultation on the UK Internal Market White Paper

AFS response to the UK Government Consultation on the UK Internal Market White Paper. August 2020.

MUP Impact on Intended Effects

Brief report on the impact of alcohol minimum unit price on intended effects of the policy. January 2023.

AFS and SHAAP Uprating MUP Briefing Nov 2021

Joint briefing MUP and Drug Use

Joint briefing on MUP and drugs from Alcohol Focus Scotland, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), Scottish Recovery Consortium and Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs.

Non-Communicable Diseases Progress Report on Health Harming Product Action

Non-Communicable Diseases: Progress Report on Health Harming Product Action

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention: Priorities for 2021/22

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention: Priorities for 2021/22 Supporting people in Scotland to live healthy lives through tackling health harming products.

AFS and SHAAP Uprating MUP Briefing Nov 2021

AFS and SHAAP briefing on uprating MUP

MUP mythbuster - two years on

Updated mysthbuster on MUP two years since its introduction

Two years on MUP briefing

Update on evidence so far two year on since the introduction of MUP

AFS response to Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol consultation

AFS response to Scottish Government consultation on their proposed minimum unit price for alcohol (January 2018).

AFS response to Minimum Pricing for Alcohol Wales Bill

AFS response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill (December 2017).

Briefing on Minimum Unit Pricing

AFS briefing on minimum unit pricing following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling and Scottish Government consultation (February 2018).

MUP legal process

Joint AFS SHAAP MUP letter to Minister of PH and CabSec Health with signatories 18.11.21

AFS letter to Scotch Whisky Association Oct 2016

Letter to the Scotch Whisky Association following European Court decision on minimum unit pricing

AFS response soft drinks levy

Alcohol Focus Scotland response to question 11 of the soft drinks levy consultation (October 2016).

Alcohol Duty Escalator briefing

Briefing outlining why the alcohol duty escalator should continue to counter the trend of increasing affordability of alcohol that has been associated with rising consumption and harm.

Taxation and Minimum Pricing briefing

Alcohol taxation and minimum pricing are complementary pricing mechanisms. Evidence strongly indicates that taxation and minimum pricing together can deliver greater health and social benefits than taxation alone.