{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/59101.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":59101,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Minimum pricing on alcohol","background":null,"additional_details":"I was shocked to read the article in the British Medical Journal which demonstrates how a Government, which we elect, is more influenced by alcohol companies and stakeholders than Health Professionals.\r\nWhy do we allow this?...do you know a person with an alcohol problem?... or even worse, would your child develop one?\r\n\r\nPlease see the link below:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.f7646\r\n\r\nextract from BMJ article\r\n\r\n\"In a BMJ investigation, Jonathan Gornall discovers that the government consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales was a sham and that politicians ignored the strong health evidence in favour of protecting the interests of industry\"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2014-01-10T18:21:06.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:38.151Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:43:12.440Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-01-10T18:21:06.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":"You may wish to resubmit, being more specific in your description re what action you would like the government to take."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}