HEALTH Secretary and Darlington MP Alan Milburn is under attack for cutting spending on anti-smoking campaigns despite a commitment by the Government to ban tobacco advertising.
Figures released show the amount spent on campaigns fell from £16m in 1999 to just over £13m this year. Tobacco firms spend more than £170m on advertising cigarettes.
Last week, the Liberal Democrats criticised the Government for failing to bring in a promised ban on tobacco advertising.
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