The Government will bring in legislation to introduce standardised plain cigarette packaging before the end of this Parliament, health minister Jane Ellison has announced.
The ban on smoking in private cars with children will come into force on October 1 of this year, the minister also announced.
Tobacco firms have said they are disappointed at Government plans to introduce standardised plain cigarette packaging.
Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, said: “We are very disappointed with the Government’s decision.
"The evidence from Australia clearly shows that plain packaging doesn’t work, so why are they looking to move ahead with it?
"We hope that when it comes to the vote, MPs will realise that this is simply a flawed policy and vote no to plain packaging.
"Dogma has got in the way of sensible, evidence-based policy making.”
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