§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the 1995 campaigns of the Health Promotion Authority for Wales to encourage people to stop smoking, indicating the cost of each campaign in the relevant financial year. [4861]
§ Mr. Richards[holding answer 11 December 1995]: Health Promotion Wales's programmes are recorded on a financial year basis. For 1994–95, the latest year for which figures are available, the information is as follows:
1994–95 Thousand No Smoking Day 1995 and pilot project with pharmacists for Non Smoking Day 37.2 Evaluation of Quit and Win 0.2 Pilot project on prevention of smoking during pregnancy 3.1 Pilot project on prevention of smoking by teenage girls 12.0 Pilot project on Quit and Win Challenge for 15–19 year olds 15.8 Pilot project on smoking policies in public places 32.8 Issue of set of educational posters of schools on benefits of not smoking 41.6 Smokebusters Cymru 67.0 Seminar to raise awareness of smoking and pregnancy booklet 0.7 Presentation to 9th World Conference on Tobacco and Health in Paris 1.0 Advice and information service 11.8 1994–95 total expenditure on smoking related projects 223.2 1 Includes operational and manpower costs.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what television advertising campaigns at what cost have been funded in full or part by the Health Promotion Authority for Wales designed to encourage people to stop smoking. [4933]
§ Mr. Richards[holding answer 11 December 1995]: The Health Promotion Authority for Wales has funded no television advertising campaign for smoking cessation, either in full or in part.