§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals are being considered by the Leeds western health authority to introduce cook-chill catering into hospitals in that area; and what consultations have taken place concerning this proposal.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeAt its meeting on 24 March 1988 the Yorkshire regional health authority resolved to adopt in principle the findings of the report received from its regional catering strategy steering group "Regional Catering Strategy for the 1990s". Paragraph 31(a) of that report recommended a regional catering strategy for catering based on the use of cook-chill technology.
Percentage of population who smoke cig-arettes (16+ years) Cigarettes smoked per day (16+ years) Tobacco expenditureas a percentage of household expenditure Males Females Males Females 1972 52 41 17.1 12.4 4.5 1974 51 41 17.9 13.4 4.3 1976 46 38 18.4 14.4 4.2 1978 45 37 18.1 14.4 3.9 1980 42 37 17.7 14.6 3.5 1982 38 33 17.3 14.0 3.6 1984 36 32 16.4 13.7 3.4 1986 35 31 16.4 13.9 3.2 Note:
The figures on smoking exclude cigar and pipe smoking. In 1986 9 per cent. of men smoked a pipe or cigars.
Source: General Household Survey.