John Cummings
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has provided to other Government Departments on their dealings with the tobacco industry under the guidelines of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
Gillian Merron
Minister of State (Public Health), Department of Health
The Secretary of State for Health wrote to the Prime Minster on
Article 5.3 states that:
"In setting and implementing their public health policies with respect to tobacco control, Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law."
A copy of the letter has been placed in the library.
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