§ Sir George Youngasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has considered the leaflet produced by Phillip Morris entitled "What About Smoking and Health"; and whether he considers that this publication is a breach of the voluntary agreement between the Government and the tobacco companies concerning the promotion of tobacco.
§ Mr. MoyleI have considered the leaflet to which the hon. Member refers and have concluded that there is no breach of the voluntary agreement. I nevertheless deplore the production of such a publication, which expresses views so contrary to the overwhelming weight of medical
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TABLE A: REGISTRARS Hospital medical and dental staff at 30th September 1977 analysed by area health authority showin: whole-time equivalents and whole-time equivalents per 10.000 population. Staff in post Whole-time equivalents Whole-time equivalents per 10,000 population 1. NORTHERN REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Area Health Authority Cleveland … … … … 44.5 0.79 Cumbria … … … … 30.0 0.63 Durham … … … … 44.5 0.73 Northumberland … … … … 10.5 0.37 Gateshead … … … … 10.0 0.45 Newcastle upon Tyne(T) … … … … 103.3 3.52 North Tyneside … … … … 10.3 0.51 South Tyneside … … … … 9.0 0.54 Sunderland … … … … 31.5 1.06 2. YORKSHIRE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Area Health Authority Humberside … … … … 59.0 0.70 North Yorkshire … … … … 38.9 0.60 Bradford … … … … 40.5 0.88 Calderdale … … … … 11.0 0.58 Kirklees … … … … 23.0 0.61 Leeds(T) … … … … 107.0 1.44 Wakefield … … … … 24.0 0.78 3. TRENT REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY Area Health Authority Derbyshire … … … … 49.1 0.55 Leicestershire(T) … … … … 80.5 0.96 Lincolnshire … … … … 25.2 0.48 Nottinghamshire(T) … … … … 113.1 1.16 Barnsley … … … … 15.0 0.67 Doncaster … … … … 19.0 0.67 Rotherham … … … … 16.0 0.64 Sheffield(T) … … … … 115.0 2.0[...] and scientific evidence about the association between ill-health and smoking.