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Health Bill

My Lords, I am disappointed that the Minister did not do what he promised in Grand Committee: check exactly what signage is used across Europe. My limited survey suggests that it is extremely light-touch, because people recognise that the international no-smoking sign means what it says. Across most of Europe a no-entry sign is pretty obvious: you do not go down there. You do not need half a dozen extra signs. On occasion, people ring up to make a complaint about someone who is going the other way. So I plead with the Minister to start from the position that, yes, the international no-smoking sign will be prominently displayed on every entry to affected premises. That would seem a sensible starting point. I cannot conceive that the Government will not have some form of television advertising, such as ““Clunk Click, Every Trip”” or some of the other road-safety slogans. I imagine that there will be considerable publicity when the Bill becomes law. After all, these signs relate only to point-of-sale material and are only a part of what is required. It is vital that our pubs do not end up with a plethora of information that someone thinks is valuable. The international no-smoking sign is quite clear: it means ““no smoking””. If the Minister starts from that end with his consultation, it will be welcomed. But I should be grateful if, before Third Reading, he would indicate to those of us who have taken an interest in this matter exactly what happens in the rest of Europe. If I am right, I hope that we will follow the lead suggested by Europe—other than, perhaps, Scotland and Ireland, which are both very small and, in terms of this issue, pretty minor beer, if I may use that phrase. With that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.