HC Deb 27 January 1998 vol 305 c199W
33. Mr. Canavan

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he intends taking to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related illnesses and deaths. [23448]

Ms Jowell

The Government regard banning tobacco advertising as the essential first step in building an effective strategy to deal with smoking. However, smoking is too complex an issue and too serious a threat to health for us to rely on a single measure. Controlling tobacco consumption, and ultimately tobacco-related illnesses and deaths, requires a wide range of measures as part of a well thought out overall strategy if we are to have a real impact and see a significant and lasting reduction. A White Paper setting out the Government's tobacco control strategy will be published this year.