Extract from Backbench Business Committee nominated debate on the Tobacco Control Plan - Oct 19
Friday, 20 October 2017 07:15
Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):..One issue that is very
prevalent, but is not mentioned in the tobacco control plan, is
oral cancers. The British Dental Association estimates that between
91% and 93% of oral cancers are preventable and that two thirds are
caused directly by smoking or by chewing tobacco. Large numbers of
people who originate from the Indian subcontinent—between
40% and 50%—chew tobacco that is unregulated. There are no warnings
on any of this tobacco and nor...Request free trial
(Harrow East)
(Con):..One issue that is very prevalent, but is not
mentioned in the tobacco control plan, is oral cancers. The British
Dental Association estimates that between 91% and 93% of oral
cancers are preventable and that two thirds are caused directly by
smoking or by chewing tobacco. Large numbers of people who
originate from the Indian subcontinent—between 40% and
50%—chew tobacco that is unregulated. There are no warnings on any
of this tobacco and nor is there any estimate of how much damage it
is doing, but large numbers of people from the Indian subcontinent who chew tobacco
routinely present with oral cancer as a result. We should make sure
that there are health warnings on these products, and that people
are warned about the consequences of taking them. Tobacco does not
have to be included within these products, but frequently it is
included. If tobacco is involved, clearly there should be warnings
and proper regulation should be in place. My hon. Friend the
Minister has suggested that there are no plans to do anything about
this, but I urge him to review the situation very closely, examine
the evidence, and then act in the same way that he has done on the
tobacco control plan...
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