Alcohol sponsorship of sport 'a complex issue'

The Minister of State for Sport, Michael Ring, has said the Government needs to find alternative funding for sporting groups, if alcohol sponsorship is to be banned.

Alcohol sponsorship of sport 'a complex issue'

The Minister of State for Sport, Michael Ring, has said the Government needs to find alternative funding for sporting groups, if alcohol sponsorship is to be banned.

The Labour Minister for State at the Department of Health Alex White is calling for legislation to ban drink companies from sponsoring large sporting events by 2020, with some new rules possible as early as 2016.

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