SNP minister hints crackdown on alcohol advertising in Scotland could be looked at again
dailyrecord.co.ukAn SNP minister has hinted a controversial plan to ban alcohol advertising in public places could be looked at again despite it previously being ditched.
Elena Whitham spoke out today after official figures showed the number of Scots killed by drink-related causes is at a 14-year high.The minister for drug and alcohol policy also denied the Scottish Government had taken its eye off the ball on the issue.
A consultation launched when Nicola Sturgeon was still in power last year raised the idea of banning all booze advertising in public spaces.Health campaigners have long called for a clampdown on brewers and distillers using high-profile sporting events to market their products.
But it prompted a furious backlash from businesses who feared it could see whisky distilleries unable to sell their own products to tourists.Humza Yousaf used his first major speech as First Minister earlier this year to say Government would go “back to the drawing board” on the issue.
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