Passive Smoking (Hansard, 27 October 1994)

§ Ms Primarolo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to limit the dangers of passive smoking.

§ Mr. Sackville
The Government will continue to publicise the dangers of passive smoking and to encourage the introduction of smoking policies in public places, public transport and the workplace. Good progress is being made in all those areas.

§ Ms Primarolo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths were caused by passive smoking in each of the last five years; and what research findings she has on the illnesses caused by passive smoking.

§ Mr. Sackville
On the available data it is not possible to estimate a figure for all deaths attributable to passive smoking.
The available evidence on the health effects of passive smoking is summarised in paragraph 2.13 of "Smoke Free for Health" which was published in February 1994, copies of which are available in the Library.
The Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health is reviewing the available research findings on this issue.