§ Mrs. BallardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of his Department's budget for 1998–99 is dedicated to reduction in the number of smokers. [34352]
§ Ms JowellThe Department's budget for centrally funded health promotion activity in 1998–99 is £39.9 million. £6.5 million (or 16.29 per cent.) of it will be spent on anti-smoking health education programmes.