§ Sir Hector Monroasked the Secretary of State for the Environment, further to his answer of 3 March to the hon. Member for Dumfries, Official Report, c. 156, what progress has been made in his negotiations for a voluntary agreement with the tobacco industry on the continuing sponsorship of sport.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneI am pleased to announce that I have now reached complete agreement with the tobacco industry on the sponsorship of sport. An important additional feature is that the cigarette importer members of the Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council have entered into this agreement.
It has been agreed that these arrangements will remain in force until at least 31 December 1985.
I have placed a copy of the voluntary agreement in the Library of the House.