Consultation on plain packaging to be announced today
Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 10:01
Simon Clark

The wait is over.

The Secretary of State for Health will today present a written ministerial statement announcing a consultation on the introduction of regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products.

This is the "final short consultation" the Government promised on April 3.

Let battle commence. Again.

PS. If you haven't yet written to David Cameron on the subject please do so NOW! Click here.

Update on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 12:56 by Registered CommenterSimon Clark

The Government has published information for an "open consultation" on plain packaging – click here:

See Standardised packaging of tobacco products: draft regulations.

The consultation closes on August 7, 2014 – the middle of the holiday season!

Here are some initial responses:

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