Under the FoI Act I would like to know just how many deaths have been prevented by 1..The imposition of the Minimum Pricing Act and 2. The amount of tax gained by the imposition of the tax, and 3. Where that tax has been spent and 4. Whether there are any plans for a review.
Thank you for your recent request dated 30th June 2022.
Public Health Wales does not hold the information you require. Public Health Wales has not conducted any research into the possibility of deaths prevented by the Minimum Pricing Act. The Act is a policy decision that has been made by Welsh Government and they may hold the information you have requested. Their contact details can be found here:
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk