In Brief: Government health education programmes ineffective

Government health education programmes are 'loved' by the tobacco industry because 'it knows they are completely ineffective among the population whom it is most anxious to target: young women, ' claimed Norwich North Labour MP Ian Gibson in an adjournment debate on lung cancer in women.He called for a special 'windfall'-type tax on the overall profitability of tobacco companies, rather than just a tax on their products.