Mr. HeppeIITo ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring the Government do of the voluntary agreements in tobacco advertising.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe voluntary agreement is monitored by the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship. The terms of reference of the committee are set out in appendix 7 of the voluntary agreement. This and its annual reports are in the Library.
§ Mr. HeppellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the breaches of United Kingdom voluntary agreements on tobacco advertising reported in the fifth annual report of the Committee for Monitoring Agreements on Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship were reported by Dr. Mindell, either personally or on behalf of organisations.
§ Dr. MawhinneyNinety per cent. (28 out of 31 breaches), equally divided between breaches for which tobacco manufacturers were responsible and breaches by shopkeepers and other third parties ("inadvertent breaches").