HC Deb 16 December 1980 vol 996 cc85-6W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in the light of increasing cardiorespiratory mortality and morbidity in women, he is satisfied that his recent agreement on (a) tobacco and

tobacco product advertising and (b) the providing of sufficient information of the harmful effects of smoking will materially reverse the result of human suffering involved.

Sir George Young

Any material reduction in the death and suffering which results from smoking can only be brought about by individual decisions not to start smoking, or to give up the habit. My role is to promote the kind of social climate in which the right decision is made, and I believe that the recent short voluntary agreement will contribute to that by reducing the impact of the most obtrusive form of cigarette advertising and by reaffirming the basic message that smoking is dangerous.