[Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] — Tobacco Products (Plain Packaging)

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:09 am on 3 September 2013.

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Photo of Sammy Wilson Sammy Wilson Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) 10:09, 3 September 2013

The hon. Gentleman talks about how plain packaging makes smoking less attractive, but the evidence from Australia is actually that plain packaging makes those cigarettes less attractive than those that have a brand name on them, not that it makes smoking less attractive. It simply makes one packet less attractive than the other. There is no evidence that it reduces the number of people coming forward to smoke.