§ 39. Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if the claim in the advertisement, sent to him by the hon. Member for Brent, South, that Imperial's range of cigarettes with tobacco substitute produces tar which is less biologically active, conforms with the findings of the Hunter Committee; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoyleThe document which my hon. Friend sent to me appears to be a newspaper article and not an advertisement. It cannot, therefore, be taken as a claim by an advertiser.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek the advice of the Hunter Committee and subsequently publish information about the yield of carbon monoxide and other toxic ingredients produced by cigarettes containing tobacco substitute material.
§ Mr. MoyleThe tar and nicotine yields of cigarette brands containing tobacco substitutes will be published in the Government's tables in due course. The possibility of publishing routinely, also, the yields of carbon monoxide from cigarette brands is being considered by the Hunter Committee.