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15/07/2013
Govt Shelves Plans For Plain Cigarette Packaging
The government have announced that plans to introduce plain cigarette packaging have been shelved.
In a written statement to MPs, the Department of Health said it wanted more time to study the effect of similar legislation in Australia, after which it will re-evaluate plans for standardised packaging in the UK.
Critics have said that the climb down is "bitterly disappointing", with Cancer Research saying that it would cost lives.
It is claimed that Downing was concerned about the impact the legislation would have on jobs, with Conservative MP Mark Field, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the decision to postpone was "sensible and pragmatic".
(MH)
In a written statement to MPs, the Department of Health said it wanted more time to study the effect of similar legislation in Australia, after which it will re-evaluate plans for standardised packaging in the UK.
Critics have said that the climb down is "bitterly disappointing", with Cancer Research saying that it would cost lives.
It is claimed that Downing was concerned about the impact the legislation would have on jobs, with Conservative MP Mark Field, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the decision to postpone was "sensible and pragmatic".
(MH)
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