Examination of Witnesses (Questions 200-207)
DR STEVE
STOTESBURY, MS
CHRISTINE MOHRMANN
AND MR
BARRY JENNER
20 OCTOBER 2005
Q200 Dr Naysmith: That is banned
now, is it?
Dr Stotesbury: Yes. It is just
by positioning in vending. That is what I was referring to. It
is the positioning of your brands in vending machines.
Q201 Chairman: There is no other
way?
Mr Jenner: No.
Q202 Chairman: All target promotion
has now finished, has it?
Dr Stotesbury: Yes.
Q203 Chairman: Is that the same with
Philip Morris?
Ms Mohrmann: Philip Morris sells
its tobacco products in public houses.
Q204 Chairman: But you do not use
the venues beyond that?
Ms Mohrmann: We use the venues
to be able to sell our tobacco products to the people who choose
to smoke and we abide by the current laws that are here today
under the TAPA Act of 2002.
Q205 Dr Taylor: You have said that
the 12 million people who still smoke have made the informed choice
to smoke. How do you square that with the evidence we are going
to be given that that most smokers want to give up?
Mr Jenner: I cannot comment on
evidence that you are going to be given. I am not sure what that
is to which you refer.
Q206 Dr Taylor: This was raised by
the College of Physicians to say that there is definite evidence
that most smokers want to give up, and that conflicts very much
with your statement that these 12 million have made the informed
choice still to smoke.
Mr Jenner: The reality is that
clearly, as we have discussed this morning, the vast majority
of smokers do so in the full knowledge of the risks associated
with the products—and those risks have been widely promulgated
to them for over 30 years on each and every pack, so they clearly
are aware of that. I am not familiar with particular statistic
to which you refer.
Dr Taylor: Thank you.
Q207 Chairman: Could I thank all
three of you for coming along and completing this morning's evidence.
It has been very informative. Where you can supply us with further
information, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
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