§ Mr. GaleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if, when negotiating the renewal of voluntary agreements with the tobacco industry, he will make it his policy to seek a ban on the sale of single cigarettes on the grounds that they cannot carry a Government health warning; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe sale of single cigarettes is one aspect of the larger problem of tobacco sales to children. This area is already covered by the Protection of Children (Tobacco) Act 1986 and the Government are looking into ways of improving the enforcement of this legislation.