Tobacco-related Deaths

HC Deb 17 June 1997 vol 296 c130W

17. Mr. Davidson

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he intends to take to reduce tobacco-related deaths in Scotland. [2345]

Mr. Galbraith

We will publish later this year a White Paper which will set out our strategy for tackling smoking, together with draft legislation to give effect to our Manifesto commitment to ban tobacco advertising. The development of our strategy will be informed by an anti-smoking summit in London in July, which I shall be attending and which will bring together British and International experts in the field of smoking reduction.