Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Decline Second Reading — 22 Jan 2001

The majority of MPs voted to control the advertising and promotion of tobacco products.

MPs were considering the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill and specifically the motion

• That the Bill be now read a Second time.

The amendment rejected by a majority of MPs in this vote was:

• to leave out from "That" to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof:
• "That this House
• declines to give a Second Reading to the Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill because there is insufficient evidence that its provisions would lead to a quantifiable reduction in tobacco consumption and yet they entail a serious restriction of freedom of expression; it contains no provisions to combat the increase in the prevalence of smoking amongst vulnerable population groups which is due to the growth in importation and sale of illegal tobacco products; nor does it address the difficulties of those sports which stand to lose financial support as a result of its provisions."

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