§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has included, in his consideration of the various measures he may wish to introduce in the next legislative Session, a Bill to ban all advertising of cigarettes.
§ Mr. MoyleNo. The Government are following the policy on advertising of
404Wsupplementary benefit as against (a) net and (b) gross average earnings for each uprating for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. DeakinsA comparison of short-term and long-term rates of supplementary benefit with gross and net earnings for the period requested is set out in the table below.
cigarettes announced by my right hon. Friend during the debate on smoking and health on 16th January.—[Vol. 903, c. 786–871.]
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if his negotiations with the tobacco industry on the health warning to be printed on all packets of cigarettes have now been completed; and if the words printed on the tar content leaflet he issued in August, namely, "Danger cigarettes cause lung cancer, bronchitis and heart disease" were agreed with the industry.
§ Mr. MoyleDiscussions with the tobacco industry on a revision of the health warning are currently in progress.