Minimum pricing of alcohol will be reviewed as part of the Government’s plan to tackle alcohol harm.

A range of measures on the promotion and marketing of alcohol have been revealed in the latest Alcohol Strategy.

Minimum pricing of 50p per unit was introduced earlier this year and the Scottish Government will look at the price again in May 2020, once it has been in operation for two years.

It could see the minimum price increased if it is decided it is not high enough to act as a deterrent.

The overall strategy includes a possible ban on television adverts before 9pm and in cinemas to protect children from alcohol promotion.

Health information and warnings could be put on drink labels on bottles and cans to warn of the dangers, similar to those on cigarette packets.

There will also be an investigation into the impact of online and phone sales of drink which is then delivered to homes.

Joe FitzPatrick Public Health Minister said more than 1000 people died from alcohol abuse last year and action as needed.

He said: “Our new Alcohol Framework sets out our next steps on tackling alcohol-related harm. We need to keep challenging our relationship with alcohol to save lives. Behind each statistic is a person, a family, a community struggling with the impact of alcohol harms. These new measures build on the progress of our 2009 Framework which has made an impact by tackling higher-risk drinking, but we want to go further.

“Scotland’s action is bold and it is brave and, as demonstrated by our world-leading minimum unit pricing policy, we are leading the way in introducing innovative solutions to public health challenges.”