HC Deb 27 June 1966 vol 730 c180W
Mr. Biggs-Davison

asked the Minister of Health what estimate he has made of the effect upon cigarette sales of the ban on advertising cigarettes on television.

Mr. K. Robinson

It is not possible to isolate the effect of any one of the various factors which may affect cigarette sales. Statistics for the year 1965 show a fall in cigarette sales compared with each of the previous two years, and also a fall in the number of people smoking cigarettes, particularly of those under 20 years of age.