§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a full copy of the research commissioned by the committee for monitoring agree-ments on tobacco advertising and sponsorship; if he will list the subjects covered by that research, the period this research covered and the findings of this research; who was commissioned to undertake this research; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellDetails of the research commissioned by the committee for monitoring agreements on tobacco advertising and sponsorship are contained in the first, second and third annual reports of the committee, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office—ISBNs 0 11 321138 4, 0 11 321225 9 and 0 11 321306 9—copies of which are in the Library. In addition, Coopers and 349W Lybrand Deloitte has recently completed some research on the tobacco industry's adherence to the cigarette voluntary code for promotions with specific reference to direct mail. The period covered by the research was 1989 to 1990. Details will be published in the Committee's fourth report. My hon. Friend is aware that the original research reports are not published because the industry, which meets half the cost of the research, has objected on various grounds. This position was set out in the reply my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State gave him on 27 October 1989 at column 631.
§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the members of the committee for monitoring agreements on tobacco advertising and sponsorship; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellThe membership of the committee is as follows:
- Mr. D. Adams—Welsh Office
- Mr. R. R. Boxall—Gallaher Ltd.
- Mr. W. J. Burroughs—Department of Health
- Mr. N. M. Hale—Department of Health
- Mr. D. R. Hare—Tobacco Advisory Council
- Mr. B. C. W. Heard—Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council
- Mr. T. S. Heppell—Department of Health
- Mr. A. King—Scottish Office
- Mr. P. Middleton—Imperial Tobacco Ltd.
- Mr. W. C. Owen—Tobacco Advisory Council
- Mr. E. D. Oxberry—Rothmans (UK) Ltd.
- Mr. J. Scott—Department of Health and Social Security (Northern Ireland)
- Mr. P. J. Vaughan—Department of Education and Science
One place on the industry side of the committee is temporarily vacant. The post of independent chairman is also temporarily vacant following the resignation of Sir Peter Lazarus in January. The Government and the tobacco industry hope to make a new appointment to this post shortly.
§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will invite representatives of the health professions to
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Indicative Allocation Bid Amount of allocation not taken up Per cent, of grant allocation not taken up £ £ £ Salford 110,000 nil 110,000 100.0 Bromley 130,000 76,160 53,840 70.1 Bolton 120,000 98,200 21,800 22.2 Havering 90,000 75,000 15,000 20.0 Redbridge 110,000 100,000 10,000 10.0 Tameside 90,000 84,000 6,000 7.1 Essex 560,000 531,600 28,390 5.3 Hampshire 550,000 532,888 17,112 3.2 Bury 70,000 67,900 2,100 3.1 Surrey 370,000 364,399 5,601 1.5 Oxfordshire 200,000 198,940 1,060 0.5 Sefton 110,000 109,685 315 0.3 Avon 370,000 369,437 563 0.2 Stockport 110,000 109,807 193 0.2 Hereford 220,000 219,649 351 0.1 Nottinghamshire 400,000 399,700 300 <0.1 Warwickshire 170,000 169,995 5 <0.1 Hammersmith 150,000 149,940 60 <0.1 participate in his Department's current negotiations with the tobacco industry on the control of tobacco advertising; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellThe Department's own professional advisers have considerable expertise in these matters and are represented at the negotiating sessions.