Nicotine (Hansard, 1 November 1994)

HC Deb 01 November 1994 vol 248 c1085W 1085W

§ Mr. Eastham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will bring forward proposals to require manufacturers to reduce nicotine levels by 10 per cent. each year.

§ Mr. Sackville
No. The Cigarettes (Maximum Tar Yield) (Safety) Regulations 1992 set the current maximum tar yield in cigarettes at 15 mg and require a further reduction to 12 mg from 1 January 1998. There is a relationship between tar and nicotine yields and we have no plans for specific legislation on nicotine yields.