POINT OF SALE DISPLAY OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Early day motion 189, tabled 9 December 2008 by David Taylor (Labour). Signed by 81 members.

That this House welcomes the Government's announcement of legislation to prohibit point of sale display of tobacco products in the 2008 Queen's Speech; notes that the Department of Health estimates that this will lead to up to 2,800 fewer young people taking up smoking each year, saving many thousands of lives in the longer-term; and calls upon the Government to commit itself to open, full and genuine consultation with all affected and interested parties on the most effective means of implementation of this legislation, in line with its obligations under the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which requires it to protect its public health policies from the commercial and vested interests of the tobacco industry.

Signatures by party: Labour 71, Liberal Democrat 5, Independent 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Conservative 1.