§ 39. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what further steps he is taking to discourage smoking.
§ Mr. MoyleThe Government's strategy for discouraging people, particularly the young, from starting to smoke cigarettes, and for encouraging existing smokers to stop, was set out in some detail in chapter III of the White Paper "Prevention and Health" (Cmnd. 7047), published in December 1977. I am confident that the vigorous and consistent pursuit of the policies outlined in the White Paper, together with the continuing work of the Health Education Council, will lead to further significant reductions in the cigarette habit and, in consequence, decreases in loss of life and damage to health from smoking-related diseases.