Future of Tobacco Control consultation

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21 January 2009

Dear Mr Walker,

Thank you for your email of 5 January requesting, under the Freedom of
Information Act, information about the Consultation on the future of
tobacco control. Your email has been passed to me for reply.
As you are aware, a report on the Consultation on the future of tobacco
control was published on 9 December. The annex to the report included a
list of organisations that had made formal responses. Following requests
from a number of organisations who were not listed in this version, the
annex of respondents in the consultation report published has been
expanded accordingly. This is now available on the Department's website
at: [1]www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/DH_091382.
The Department welcomed and considered all responses from organisations
and individuals received during the consultation period. Where an
individual who is a key figure in an organisation has submitted a response
it has not always been clear if the response should be considered as an
individual response or one representing the view of their organisation.
It was always intended that the report should be a summary analysis of
responses rather than a comprehensive list of every point raised by each
of the almost 100,000 respondents. Responses to the consultation will
also help to support the development of the new tobacco control strategy
to be published later this year.
The report commissioned by the Tobacco Retailers Alliance from the Centre
for Economic and Business Research has been considered in depth within the
Regulatory Impact Assessment accompanying the Health Bill.
During the consultation process, the Minister and her officials met with
representatives of retailers, including the Association of Convenience
Stores, who represent 33,000 small retailers, and the British Retail
Consortium.
I hope this reply is helpful.
If you have any queries about this email, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:

Section Head
Freedom of Information Unit
Department of Health
Room 334b
Skipton House
80 London Road
SE1 6LH

Email: [2][email address]

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally,
the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the Department. The ICO can be contacted at:

The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

David Winks
Customer Service Centre
Department of Health

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