§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 18 May 1999,Official Report, columns 333–34, on tobacco, how many requests for help from other countries, referred to in paragraph 5, have been (a) received by posts and (b) referred to the Department of Health. [91179]
§ Mr. HoonNo such requests have yet been received via posts to pass to the Department of Health. We remain fully supportive of international tobacco control work and are committed to international efforts, under World Health Organisation auspices, to tackle smoking.