Petition against Scotland's minimum alcohol pricing policy.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Petition against Scotland's minimum alcohol pricing policy imposed by the Scottish National Party. Introduced as a way to tackle Scotland's "unhealthy relationship with drink" but instead will impact on the youth of today by increasing prices to be set at a 50p-per-unit minimum.

The whisky association are strong advocates against this change and believe that it will impose a restriction on trade that could easily be resolved through other, more effective channels.
The youth of today will be heavily hit by this aggravation. The problem will not be solved and instead the number of overdrafts will increase.
The rise in prices will not discourage alcohol consumption but rather encourage people to prioritise their earnings when it comes to their budget in favour of alcohol.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Your petition is about something that the Scottish Government is responsible for. That means that the UK Government and Parliament can't look into it.

The Scottish Parliament has its own Public Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Scottish Parliament, you can find out more here:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/index.aspx

Timeline

16 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
22 Nov 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Nov 2017

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