§ 82. Mr. Osborneasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the estimated number of cigarettes smoked in the United Kingdom for 1958; and what were the corresponding numbers for 1951.
§ Mr. J. RodgersOfficial estimates of the number of cigarettes smoked in the United Kingdom are not made, but I understand that estimates of the weight of cigarettes sold to the public are published by the Tobacco Manufacturers Standing Committee, and that they show an increase of one-fifth between 1951 and 1958.