asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will issue advice to family practitioner committees suggesting that they should invite a representative of their relevant community health council to attend full meetings with the power to join in the discussion but with no right to vote.

I regret that I am not yet able to add to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Miss Maynard) on 12th November 1976.—[Vol. 919, c. 311.]

Tar Group				1973	1974	1975	1976
Low (0–10 mg)	…	…	…	0·5	2·5	4·8	7·2
Low to middle (11–16 mg)	…	…	…	7·5	7·6	7·7	11·8
Middle (17–22 mg)	…	…	…	75·2	74·5	74·6	11·8
Middle to high (23–28 mg)	…	…	…	15·1	14·8	12·5	10·5
High (29 and over mg)	…	…	…	1·7	0·6	0·4	0·4

As will be seen, cigarettes in the high-tar group formed 0·4 per cent. of total sales in 1976.Both home manufacturers and importers have also undertaken to phase out the advertising of brands in the middle-to-high group and not to introduce any new brands into this group.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how soon he