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Written question asked by Lord Palmer (Crossbench) on Thursday, 4 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2014. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Tobacco: Packaging

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of indications that there has been an increase in the consumption of illegal tobacco in countries which may have introduced plain packaging of tobacco products; and how they plan to take such findings into account before deciding whether to introduce such a policy in the United Kingdom.

Answer

The Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, including emerging evidence from Australia.

No final decision has been made on whether to introduce regulations to require standardised packaging of tobacco products.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3448
Session
2014-15
Registered interest declared
Yes
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Packaging Tobacco
Link
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