§ Mrs. Renee Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what assessment he makes of the level of compensatory smoking; and if, in the light of the report from the Committee on Smoking and Health of the hazards of such smoking, he will introduce legislation to ban cigarette advertising.
§ Mr. John Patten[pursuant to his reply, 1 November 1983, c. 368]: At present there is inadequate information available to assess levels of "compensatory" smoking. The independent scientific committee on smoking and health has therefore called for further research into this matter.