MP on underage drinking: "People think there's a lever in Westminster that will fix it"
Stephen Dorrell Conservative MP is chair of the health select committee. He responds to figures revealed by 5 live that show nearly 300 children aged 11 or younger went to A&E for an alcohol related condition. He also hears from 26 year-old Joey Raynor who began drinking when she was 12 and has been sober for two years.
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