HL Deb 12 November 1996 vol 575 c95WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether there is any European Union expenditure on the subsidisation of the tobacco industry other than by expenditure through the CAP tobacco regime.

Lord Lucas

There is no expenditure in the UK. We are writing to the European Commission to ascertain the position in other member states and I will let the noble Lord know the outcome.