To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he intends to follow the policy of the World Health Organisation on the regulation of cigarettes and tobacco.

The World Health Organisation recommends that Governments should adopt a full range of policies on cigarette smoking and tobacco consumption. The Government have a comprehensive policy including restrictions on tobacco advertising and sponsorship, a ban on sales to children, controls on the composition of tobacco products and a programme on health education to make people aware of the dangers of smoking.