Government minister answers your alcohol questions

One of the UK's top Accident and Emergency doctors says there's a dangerous epidemic of preloading among young people.

New figures show there's been a rise of nearly 60% in the number of 16 to 29-year-olds in England ending up in A&E over the past decade because of alcohol abuse.

The government says it considered bringing in a minimum unit price for alcohol in 2012, but rejected the policy last year saying there was not enough "concrete evidence" that it would reduce harm.

Norman Baker is minister of state for crime prevention and has been answering your Facebook and Twitter questions about alcohol pricing and policing.

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