§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will now publish her Department's report on the effect of advertising on tobacco consumption; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe report by the Department of Health's economics and operational research division is being published today as a discussion document. Copies are available in the Vote Office.
The report raises a good many questions which interested parties will want to consider. I am therefore inviting comments on the methodology, analysis and content of the report over the next three months. We shall take all comments into account as we work towards the tough targets for reducing smoking set out in the White Paper "The Health of the Nation".