asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums, if any, are being or have in past years been allocated to investigate the health damage caused by smoking tobacco; and what investigations he is making into the incidence of smoking among young people.

£232,500 has been allocated by my Department for current research into the diagnosis and treatment of health damage which research carried out elsewhere has shown to be directly related to smoking. These projects are due to be completed within the next two years. Since 1960 there have been two studies of the incidence of smoking among young people in Scotland.