§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has now received a signed copy of the voluntary agreement relating to the sale of oral tobacco products from United States Tobacco.
§ Mr. FreemanYes. The agreement, which is without prejudice to the decision whether to ban oral snuff, was concluded on 14 November.
§ Mr. ThorntonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether the consultation period on his proposed oral tobacco product ban has been further extended by the European Community Commission proposal to bring forward its own recommendations on oral tobacco.
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§ Mr. FreemanNo, the consultation period ended on 9 November. The Government will now reach a final decision on whether to proceed to a ban on oral snuff as quickly as possible.