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Proceeding contribution from Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. It occurred during Estimates day on Alcohol.


Alcohol

The classic argument used by tobacco and cigarette producers was that advertising was intended not to encourage people to smoke, but to encourage them to smoke one brand rather than another. We thought that that was nonsense: we dismissed it, and we introduced the ban on advertising.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
507 c350 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Costs Anti-social behaviour Consumption Competition law Excise duties EU action Health education Drunkenness Misuse Licensing laws Marketing Prices Scotland
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk