If I may correct the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart of Swindon, it was to ban the sale of all tobacco products. That then brought up the hideous question of how much illegally imported tobacco was sold on the streets, which meant the Treasury being out of pocket to the tune of £3.8 billion.
Health Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Palmer
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 11 March 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Health Bill [HL].
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