§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her policy on the advertising of tobacco.
§ Mr. MaloneThe Government are committed to ensuring that there are strong and effective controls on the advertising and promotion of tobacco products. We believe that voluntary agreements with the industry provide the best way of controlling tobacco advertising. In May 1994 we announced the main points of a revised voluntary agreement, which will significantly reduce levels of outdoor advertising and enhance the size and impact of health warnings on press and poster advertising. The new agreement will be published shortly.
Total NHS spending on durgs £ million (rounded) Year FHS Drugs Percentage Increase HCHS Drugs Percentage Increase 1979–80 633 — 156 — 1980–81 766 21.1 185 19.0 1981–82 786 14.4 214 15.5 1982–83 1,009 15.1 245 14.4 1983–84 1,130 12.0 267 8.9 1984–85 1,192 5.4 279 4.6 1985–86 1,275 7.0 297 6.4 1986–87 1,378 8.1 318 7.3 1987–88 1,536 11.5 352 10.6 1988–89 1,744 13.5 380 8.1 1989–90 1,942 11.4 414 8.8 1990–91 2,080 7.1 460 11.3 1991–92 2,317 11.4 591 28.4 1992–93 2,641 14.0 634 7.2 1993–94 2,951 11.7 1696 9.9 Note: 1Provisional.