Effectiveness of Plain Packaging and Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Reducing Smoking Rates

Debated in Parliament on 10 Jan 2022.

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Miss Cheng Li Hui questioned the effectiveness of plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings on cigarette packs in reducing smoking rates, and asked if additional measures like higher excise duties or a lifetime sales ban to youths would be considered.
Ong Ye Kung deferred the answer to a subsequent parliamentary sitting, referring to a prior debate on smoking cessation and tobacco sale bans.
The exchange highlights ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of tobacco control policies, with a focus on evaluating existing measures and exploring stricter future actions.

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Miss Cheng Li Hui

Miss Cheng Li Hui asked the Minister for Health with regard to reducing cigarette smoking prevalence (a) how effective has the introduction of plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings been; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider additional measures, such as further increasing the excise duty for tobacco products or introducing a lifetime ban on cigarette sale to young persons below a certain age, similar to New Zealand’s plan to introduce legislation to eliminate smoking for the next generation.

Ong Ye Kung

This question will be answered by my reply to Dr Lim Wee Kiak and Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang for the next Sitting. [Please refer to "Number of Singaporeans Who Have Given Up Smoking in Past Two Years and Proposal to Consider Total Ban on Sale of Tobacco Products", Official Report, 11 January 2022, Vol 95, Issue 45, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

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Miss Cheng Li Hui questioned the effectiveness of plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings on cigarette packs in reducing smoking rates, and asked if additional measures like higher excise duties or a lifetime sales ban to youths would be considered.
Ong Ye Kung deferred the answer to a subsequent parliamentary sitting, referring to a prior debate on smoking cessation and tobacco sale bans.
The exchange highlights ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of tobacco control policies, with a focus on evaluating existing measures and exploring stricter future actions.

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Effectiveness of Plain Packaging and Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Reducing Smoking Rates

Debated in Parliament on 10 Jan 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Miss Cheng Li Hui questioned the effectiveness of plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings on cigarette packs in reducing smoking rates, and asked if additional measures like higher excise duties or a lifetime sales ban to youths would be considered.
Ong Ye Kung deferred the answer to a subsequent parliamentary sitting, referring to a prior debate on smoking cessation and tobacco sale bans.
The exchange highlights ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of tobacco control policies, with a focus on evaluating existing measures and exploring stricter future actions.

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Miss Cheng Li Hui

Ong Ye Kung

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Miss Cheng Li Hui questioned the effectiveness of plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings on cigarette packs in reducing smoking rates, and asked if additional measures like higher excise duties or a lifetime sales ban to youths would be considered.
Ong Ye Kung deferred the answer to a subsequent parliamentary sitting, referring to a prior debate on smoking cessation and tobacco sale bans.
The exchange highlights ongoing parliamentary scrutiny of tobacco control policies, with a focus on evaluating existing measures and exploring stricter future actions.

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Effectiveness of Plain Packaging and Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Reducing Smoking Rates

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Miss Cheng Li Hui

Ong Ye Kung

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Effectiveness of Plain Packaging and Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Reducing Smoking Rates

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Miss Cheng Li Hui

Ong Ye Kung

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