To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department from what date the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 will be enforced.

The Act, apart from section 4, will be brought into force as soon as the guidance circular clarifying the duties of local authorities in enforcing the new law has been finalised following consultations with the interested parties. Section 4, which deals with the display of warning statements in retail premises and on vending machines, will be brought into effect later in the year after separate consultations have been completed.