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Nicola Sturgeon will reiterate her backing for free personal care
</div> Plans to introduce minimum drink pricing will brought back if the SNP wins May's Holyrood election.
The party's deputy leader, Nicola Sturgeon, will make the pledge as she addresses her party's conference in Glasgow.
The SNP minority government's plans to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol were backed by police and health professionals.
But the move was opposed by Labour, the Lib Dems and Tories.
The opposition parties said minimum pricing would penalise responsible drinkers and was probably illegal.
But addressing delegates, Ms Sturgeon, also the Scottish health secretary, will say the SNP acted like a government, while opponents acted disgracefully.
The SNP brought forward minimum pricing, saying radical action was needed to tackle Scotland's record of drink-fuelled violence and associated health problems.
The deputy first minister will also accuse her political opponents of abandoning the fairness agenda and will also reiterate her party's position on maintaining free personal care for elderly people in Scotland.
Elsewhere, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney will be questioned by BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor in a live webcast interview, from 1000 BST to 1030, using questions submitted by BBC readers, listeners and viewers.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Nicola Sturgeon will reiterate her backing for free personal care </div> Plans to introduce minimum drink pricing will brought back if the SNP wins May's Holyrood election.
The party's deputy leader, Nicola Sturgeon, will make the pledge as she addresses her party's conference in Glasgow.
The SNP minority government's plans to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol were backed by police and health professionals.
But the move was opposed by Labour, the Lib Dems and Tories.
The opposition parties said minimum pricing would penalise responsible drinkers and was probably illegal.
But addressing delegates, Ms Sturgeon, also the Scottish health secretary, will say the SNP acted like a government, while opponents acted disgracefully.
The SNP brought forward minimum pricing, saying radical action was needed to tackle Scotland's record of drink-fuelled violence and associated health problems.
The deputy first minister will also accuse her political opponents of abandoning the fairness agenda and will also reiterate her party's position on maintaining free personal care for elderly people in Scotland.
Elsewhere, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney will be questioned by BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor in a live webcast interview, from 1000 BST to 1030, using questions submitted by BBC readers, listeners and viewers.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
