§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many shop fronts advertising tobacco products are currently covered by the voluntary agreement with the tobacco manufacturing companies; and how many she estimates are within(a) three miles, (b) two miles, (c) one mile, (d) three-quarters of a mile, (e) half a mile and (f) one-quarter of a mile of school premises.
§ Dr. MawhinneyAll cigarette and hand-rolling tobacco brand advertising material displayed on shop fronts is covered by the voluntary agreement, in that the advertising should comply with the cigarette code of the British code of advertising practice. In addition, all such material of 40 sq in or more must carry a health warning. Under the voluntary agreement the total number of external permanent cigarette and hand-rolling tobacco advertisements at retail premises is being reduced by 50 per cent. over five years from July 1991. Priority is being given to reducing the number of signs on shops clearly visible from school. Information on the number of shop fronts advertising tobacco products within different distances of school premises is not held centrally.