§ Mr. AspinwallTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department has received about the amounts spent by the tobacco industry as part of its campaign to encourage retailers to support the law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to children under 16 years; and if he will give the amounts spent for the years 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation on this campaign is contained in the first and second reports of the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship.
These reports, copies of which are held in the Library, show that approximately £1 million was spent in each of the years, 1986–87 and 1987–88.
Details of expenditure in 1988–89 are not yet available but will be included in the committee's third report.