HL Deb 19 January 1994 vol 551 cc49-50WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many of the 50 million working days per year which the Minister for Health recently stated were lost due to smoking related diseases (reported in the Daily Telegraph, 29.12.93) involved people who smoke tobacco.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)

The 50 million working days is an estimate from the Royal College of Physicians' ReportSmoking or Health. A copy is available in the Library.