PROPOSALS to prosecute parents who give alcohol to under-15s - even with a meal at home - would not solve binge drinking and could create more problems, drinks producers have said.
Alcohol Concern made the recommendation as part of a wide-ranging set of proposals to cut child drinking.
It highlighted figures - first published in November last year by the NHS - which showed the amount of booze consumed by 11 to 13-year-olds has rocketed in recent years.
The Portman Group, set up by drinks producers which together supply the majority of the alcohol sold in the UK, said there was a case for raising the drinking age.
But it pointed out that the continent does not suffer from binge drinking issues and children there are given moderate amounts of alcohol in a controlled way.
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Alcohol Concern made the recommendation as part of a wide-ranging set of proposals to cut child drinking.
It highlighted figures - first published in November last year by the NHS - which showed the amount of booze consumed by 11 to 13-year-olds has rocketed in recent years.
The Portman Group, set up by drinks producers which together supply the majority of the alcohol sold in the UK, said there was a case for raising the drinking age.
But it pointed out that the continent does not suffer from binge drinking issues and children there are given moderate amounts of alcohol in a controlled way.
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