§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the voluntary agreement with the tobacco industry about the advertising of tobacco products.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Government have told the Tobacco Advisory Council that they wish to renegotiate the current 345W agreement on tobacco products' advertising and promotion and health warnings. The Council has just responded on behalf of the industry that although it believes that meaningful discussions about a future voluntary agreement will be difficult until the outcome of discussions in Brussels on the draft EC directive on tobacco advertising is known, the industry is prepared to meet the Health Ministers to discuss possible renegotiations.