§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of the effect of cigarette advertising upon teenage take-up of smoking.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Government believe that tobacco advertising does have an effect on consumption. This is why successive Governments over the last 22 years have controlled tobacco advertising by a system of voluntary agreements. The Government have not made any estimate of the effect of tobacco advertising on teenagers compared to the effect on the population as a whole.