PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tobacco: Packaging (11 February 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration he gave to owners and other beneficiaries of intellectual property rights relating to tobacco products in deciding to bring forward legislative proposals for standardised packaging.
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mark Garnier (Conservative)
Answer
The Government has given careful consideration to all of the wider aspects that relate to standardised packaging of tobacco, including intellectual property rights.
The Government has also published an impact assessment, assessing the costs and benefits of the policy. This can be found at:
Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
26 February 2015
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